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November 15 th and 16 th Turn in 5.4 homework and Essay #3 (Pre-AP only) Get papers off bookshelf Do Warm-Up #12 at your desk Write homework in your agenda

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November 15 th and 16 th. Turn in 5.4 homework and Essay #3 (Pre-AP only) Get papers off bookshelf Do Warm-Up #12 at your desk Write homework in your agenda. Agenda. Warm-Up #12 Macedonia and Hellenistic Notes Alexander the Great: Hero or Villain? Alex the Great Map Activity - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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November 15th and 16th Turn in 5.4 homework and Essay #3 (Pre-AP only)Get papers off bookshelfDo Warm-Up #12 at your deskWrite homework in your agenda

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AgendaWarm-Up #12Macedonia and Hellenistic NotesAlexander the Great: Hero or Villain?Alex the Great Map ActivityHomework: 5.5 work and FINISH S.S. outlines

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Essential QuestionsWhy was Greece so easily conquered by Macedonia? What enabled Alexander the Great to conquer Persia? Why did the Egyptians welcome Alex and his soldiers? After reaching India, why did Alex agree to return home? What four civilizations influenced Hellenistic culture?

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Ancient Greece

Macedonia and Hellenistic Notes

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MacedoniaAfter the Peloponnesian War, Sparta and Athens continued to fight each other. Nearby in Macedonia, King Philip II was paying attention and dreamed of controlling Greece. Then he dreamed of moving through Persia and taking its wealth and power.

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Macedonia BackgroundLots of mountains and a cold climateLived in mountain villages rather than city-statesThought of themselves as GreeksGreeks looked down on them and considered them uncivilized

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Macedonia ArmyWell-trained and professional armyPhalanxes that were 16 men across and 16 deepUsed 18-foot pikes to pave the way for cavalry strikes through enemy lines

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Macedonia Conquering GreeceDemosthenes tried to warn the Greeks of an attack by Philip and his armyFinally, Athens and Thebes joined together to stop him, but it was too lateThe Macedonians defeated the Greeks at the battle of Chaeronea

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Macedonia – The Fall of Philip IIAt his daughter’s wedding, a former guardsman stabbed Philip II to deathPhilip II’s son, Alexander, immediately declared himself king of MacedoniaAlex later became known as Alexander the Great

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Hellenistic CultureGreek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences

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Hellenistic Culture - AlexandriaBecame the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilizationBecame an international communityHad a rich mixture of customs and traditions from Egypt and the AegeanThe center of scholarship shifted here from AthensMain areas of dominance were astronomy, math, physics, philosophy, and art

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Ancient Greece

Alexander the Great: Hero or Villain?

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Alexander in ThebesUnified all of Greece by stopping rebellion

Showed compassion toward some Theban citizens and priests

Brutally stopped Theban fight for independence

Killed 6,000 Thebans, sold 20,000 into slavery, destroyed the entire city

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Alexander in EgyptEnthroned as a king

Founded Alexandria, a great center for learning and Greek/Near East culture

Only founded the site for Alexandria, did not help it grow and rise in power

Excluded Egyptians role in the city’s development

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Alexander in PersiaDefeated the Persian army at Issus and conquered the empire

Respected native people, religious tolerance, and appointed Persian governors

Military campaign was brutal and it didn’t matter how many men died

Destroyed and burned Persepolis, the Persian capital to the ground

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Alexander in IndiaDefeated king Porus

Questioned Indian holy men to learn about Hinduism and culture

Spent three years killing men and selling women and children into slavery

Finally his own troops demanded they return home

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Hero or Villain? EvidenceNow, we’re going to look at some images from Alexander’s conquests. For each image, please look silently at first, then I will ask for volunteers to answer the following questions.

What do you SEE?What do you think this scene is showing?Does this image show Alexander as a hero or a villain?