Alexander

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Alexander
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Son of a King

• Phillip II, father of Alexander
• Phillip defeats Greeks in 338 B.C.
• His 18 year old son takes part
• 336 B.C., Phillip is killed and Alexander becomes
  king at 20

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Phillip II
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Understanding 1

• The Macedonian conquest of Greece followed the
  weakening of Greek defenses during the
  Peloponnesian Wars

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Achilles?

• Alexander kept a copy of the Iliad under his
  pillow
• Tutored by Aristotle
• Captures Egypt in 332 B.C.
• Captures all of Persia
• Marches into India

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Alexander
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The End

• Alexander dies at age 33 in 322 B.C.
• His Empire is broken up by 3 ambitious generals

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Understand 2

• Alexander the Great adopted Greek culture and
  spread Hellenistic influences throughout his vast
  empire

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What is Hellenistic culture?

• A Blend of Greek and oriental elements (Egyptian,
  Persian, Indian)

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Dont Forget

• The cities of Alexandria, in Egypt/Africa
• Magnificent library

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How did Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic
Culture?

• By marriage
• Through diplomacy
• By conquest
• Through trade

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What man conquered the mainland Greeks first?

• Darius
• Phillip II
• Xerxes
• Alexander

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What is Hellenistic Culture?

• Greek combined with Persian/Egyptian
• Persian culture
• Greco-Roman culture
• Eastern culture

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This map demonstrates that Alexander the great
defeated who to build a large Empire?

• Greeks
• Persians
• Romans
• Egyptians

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What happened to Alexanders Empire when he died?

• Persians retook it
• His son took over
• He willed it to his mother
• Split between 3 generals

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Many new cities that Alexander built were called?

• Athens
• Babylon
• Babylos
• Alexandria

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What was significant about Alexanders Empire?

• It was the largest Empire to exist at the time
• It was the first Empire
• It was the last major Empire
• It was the first Democratic Empire

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What religion did the Persians practice?

• Zoroastrianism
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

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Where was Phillip II and Alexander from?

• Athens
• Sparta
• Macedonia
• Greece

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Who tutored Alexander the Great?

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Phillip II