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Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great. Macedonia (356-323 B.C.). P owerful city-state in northern Greece grew powerful while Athens and Sparta fought Macedonian king, Philip II, conquers lower Greece. Alexander.

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Alexander the Great

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  1. Alexander the Great

  2. Macedonia (356-323 B.C.) • Powerful city-state in northern Greece • grew powerful while Athens and Sparta fought • Macedonian king, Philip II, conquers lower Greece

  3. Alexander • Alexander the Great – young ruler of Macedonia/Greece who invades Persia as his father planned • quickly conquers the Persian Empire while greatly outnumbered • Inspired by Illiad

  4. Empire • builds the city of Alexandriain Egypt • largest land empire in history at that time

  5. India • 326 B.C.- Alexander reached India but his soldiers did not want to go on. • Alexander crossed Nile, Euphrates, Tigris and Indus Rivers

  6. Legacy • Army begins to return to Greece • Heading back, Alexander dies at 32 • left behind a legacy and an empire that spread Hellenistic(Greek) culture through the Middle East

  7. Aftermath • kingdoms continued to spread Greek culture (religion, architecture, science, and technology) • later led to Middle East surpassing Europe

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