The text does NOT make which of the following connections?
A)Alexander the Great's proud, fiery temperament and Alexander's mother
B)Alexander's ambition/inspiration and the Homeric heroes
C)Alexander's appreciation of Greek culture and Aristotle
D)Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus
E)Alexander's military skills/leadership abilities and Philip II

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The text does not make a direct connection between Alexander's determination to defeat Persia and Herodotus, the Greek historian who chronicled the Persian Wars. While Alexander was certainly aware of Herodotus and his writings, the text does not attribute Alexander's motivation to defeat Persia specifically to his reading of Herodotus.

The Text Does NOT Make Which of the Following Connections