Indus was the river in the east where Alexanders empire extended.

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Indus was the river in the east where Alexander’s empire extended.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -During his 13-year reign as the king of Macedonia, Alexander created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. (356-323 BCE) Greek ruler, explorer, and conqueror.

Detailed explanation-2: -But Alexander was not done. He continued his campaign, driving farther east, until he reached India and the Indus River in 326 B.C.E. At this point, his exhausted troops refused to fight further.

Detailed explanation-3: -Philip’s son Alexander III (reigned 336-323; see Alexander the Great) overthrew the Achaemenian (Persian) Empire and expanded Macedonia’s dominion to the Nile and Indus rivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander proceeded to solidify Macedonian rule by quashing a rebellion that took place in the southern Greek city-states, and also staged a short but bloody excursion against the city-states to the north. He then proceeded east in order to carry out his plans to conquer the Achaemenid Empire.

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