Read the excerpt from Alexander the Great’s speech at Opis.These services rendered you by my father are substantial enough when considered in isolation, but they pale into insignificance in comparison with my own. . . . An immediate first act was to open up for you the channel of the Hellespont, despite Persia’s naval supremacy at the time. My cavalry then defeated the satraps of Darius and I added to your empire the whole of Ionia, the whole of Aeolis, both Phrygias, and Lydia, and captured Miletus by siege. Other regions placed themselves voluntarily in my hands, and in every case I let you profit from them.
Answer
A
He criticizes his father’s accomplishments.
B
He says other countries respect him as a leader.
C
He lists ways he has expanded his people’s empire.
D
He claims that his army and navy are the world’s strongest.
Explanation
Alexander names territories he added to the empire, including Ionia, Aeolis, Phrygia, and Lydia, and says other regions came under his control as well. These examples show how he expanded his people’s empire. He does not criticize his father; he says his own achievements were even greater.
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