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Alexander the Great
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    Alexander the Great

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    Rise of Macedonia

    Northernmost section of the Greek peninsula


    Still governed by kings while most of Greece was either oligarchical or democratic


    Macedonians were influenced by Greek culture despite holding different customs

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    Phillip of Macedonia

    The Macedonian kingdom spread across the North of the Greek peninsula 


    Philip, King of Macedonia, gained power after his brother the former king died in battle in 359 BCE.


    Used phalanxes, but armed with sarissas (18 foot pikes) much bigger than the Greek spears


    Trained to change direction seamlessly so not to lose formation

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    How did Philip become king of Macedonia?

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    His brother died

    He took power by force

    He was elected

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    Phillip Conquers Greece

    Philip and his son, Alexander, went to war with Greece after diplomacy failed.


    Together they helped defeat the Greek army, allowing Philip to conquer all of Greece


    Philip allowed the individual city-states to keep their local governments if you supported his planned invasion of Persia.



    However, Philip died.

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    Why did Philip allow the city-states to keep their local governments?

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    So they would like him

    If they supported the invasion of Persia

    He was a nice guy

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    Alexander's Conquests

    After his father’s death, Philip’s 20 year old son, Alexander, gained the throne


    He was a military leader who was filled with dreams of glory.


    Studied under the great philosopher Aristotle

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    Who did Alexander study under when he was young?

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    Socrates

    Plato

    Aristotle

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    Securing Greece

    Alexander did not allow City-States to regain their independence.


    To discourage further revolts, he burned the city of Thebes to the ground


    Alexander took 30,000 foot soldiers and 5,500 calvary soldiers (soldiers on horseback) east into Asia


    Alexander gained loyalty in his army by personally leading them into battle

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    What action did Alexander take in order to stop revolts?

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    Burned the city of Thebes to the ground

    Put cities on lockdown

    Instituted a law banning revolts

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    World Conquest

    Alexander’s goal invading Asia was to free city-states from Persian control. 


    He freed Ionia and Egypt, which helped him to march to Persia and defeat the Persian King


    Founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt



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    World Conquest

    Alexander’s ultimate goal was world conquest


    After conquering Persia, Alexander marched his army into Afghanistan and India,


    He built a vast empire in only 11 years, causing the nickname Alexander the Great


    After his last major battle, Alexander’s army mutinied - they wanted to return home


    On the march back towards Greece, Alexander died of a fever at 33 years old


    His kingdom was divided among his generals

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    Why did Alexander's army mutiny?

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    They did not approve of Alexander's leadership

    They wanted to go home

    Too many people had died

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    A New World

    After his death, his kingdom was divided amongst his generals.


    As Alexander conquered he spread Greek culture with mixed with other lands to form Hellenistic culture.


    Hellenistic means Greek-like


    Hellenistic culture spread all the way to India and impacted the world for years to come

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    What does Hellenistic mean?

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    A relative of Helen

    Roman like

    Greek-Like

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