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Alexander the Great
The Spread of Greek Culture
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Macedonia
• Macedonia is the farthest area North in Greece
• It was a war-like area, muchLike Sparta
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Macedonia
• Phillip II was Alexander the Great’s father
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What's happening the World?*
• NOT FOR NOTES– So, what else was happening around 350BC?
1. First crossbow made in China2. Mayan civilization begins3. Socrates is killed4. Rome is just becoming an city
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Early Life
• Alexander dislikes his father but clings to his mother.
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Phillip is Killed*
• King Phillip is killed during a banquet to celebrate a wedding
One of Phillips friends kill him.
Some claim Olympias was involved
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Greek Ideas Spread
• As Phillip and his son conquer new territory they spread Greek ideas
• Question: What would some of these ideas be?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkKO5PIuZuM
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Alexander takes over
• Phillip was assassinated in 336 BC
• Alexander now claimed the throne and went to Asiato battle the Persians
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Invasion of Persia
• King Darius III waited for Alexander
• He leveled the battlefieldfor his chariots and 200,000 men
Alexander had 35,000 men
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Battle Plan (Not for Notes)
• Alexander uses new tactics:– The mouse-trap: open your lines and surround chariots– The Wheel: Alexander tricks Darius and rides splits his army in two
In the end Alexander’s own line breaks and he can’t chase down Darius.
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Persia Falls
• Alexander won, losing only around 400 men
• DariusIII lost 40,000 andfled the battle
Alexander chases Darius
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King of Persia
• Darius is killed by his own men
• Alexander is saddened,he saw Darius as a good leader and challenger
He takes over Persepolis
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India*
• After Persia Alexander’s army marches to India
• Here they fight battles against elephants and larger armies than ever before
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Alexander Dies
• In 323 BC, in Babylon, Alexander dies of Malaria
• His empire is split between his generals
• He had conquered most of the known world in less than 15 years