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Alexander the Great
World History
Alexander the Great
World History
What the heck is a
Macedonia?
A kingdom to the north of
Greece ruled by King Phillip
II.
Alexander the Great
World History
What the heck is a
Macedonia?
A kingdom to the north of
Greece ruled by King Phillip
II.
He was only 23 when he
came to power, but he was a
military genius.
Alexander the Great
World History
What the heck is a
Macedonia?
A kingdom to the north of
Greece ruled by King Phillip
II.
He was only 23 when he
came to power, but he was a
military genius.
He fought against the Greek
city-states.
They were too divided to
ever mount an effective
campaign against him.
Alexander the Great
World History
What the heck is a
Macedonia?
He fought against the Greek
city-states.
They were too divided to
ever mount an effective
campaign against him.
How did he conquer
Greece?
He used the phalanx to
break through enemy lines.
His cavalry was fast and
efficient.
Alexander the Great
World History
How did he conquer
Greece?
He used the phalanx to
break through enemy lines.
His cavalry was fast and
efficient.
He conquered the Greeks
and was ready to move on to
Persia but was murdered at
his daughter’s wedding.
Alexander the Great
World History
How did he conquer
Greece?
He conquered the Greeks
and was ready to move on to
Persia but was murdered at
his daughter’s wedding.
Who was Alexander?
Phillip’s son. He was only 20
years old but proclaimed
himself king.
Alexander the Great
World History
Who was Alexander?
Phillip’s son. He was only 20
years old but proclaimed
himself king.
He was taught by Aristotle.
He was a student of history
and literature. He especially
loved the Iliad.
Alexander the Great
World History
Who was Alexander?
He was taught by Aristotle.
He was a student of history
and literature. He especially
loved the Iliad.
What made him so
great?
He used his military training
without restraint.
When Thebes (a city-state)
tried to rebel he destroyed
the city. Slaughtered 6000
civilians.
Alexander the Great
World History
What made him so
great?
When Thebes (a city-state)
tried to rebel he destroyed
the city. Slaughtered 6000
civilians.
Where’d he go next?
Persia – he invaded with
35000 soldiers.
His army fought a much
larger Persian army, he
attacked the weak points and
went straight for the King’s
position.
Alexander the Great
World History
Where’d he go next?
Persia – he invaded with
35000 soldiers.
His army fought a much
larger Persian army, he
attacked the weak points and
went straight for the King’s
position.
The Persian king tried to
negotiate a peace in
exchange for all the lands
west of the Euphrates.
Alexander the Great
World History
Where’d he go next?
The Persian king tried to
negotiate a peace in
exchange for all the lands
west of the Euphrates.
Alexander wanted more.
He marched into Egypt. The
Egyptians welcomed him as
a liberator.
Alexander the Great
World History
Where’d he go next?
The Persian king tried to
negotiate a peace in
exchange for all the lands
west of the Euphrates.
Alexander wanted more.
He marched into Egypt. The
Egyptians welcomed him as
a liberator.
He made him pharaoh.
He kept moving. He
conquered Babylon,
Persepolis, and Susa.
Alexander the Great
World History
Where’d he go next?
He made him pharaoh.
He kept moving. He
conquered Babylon,
Persepolis, and Susa.
Was that enough?
Alexander the Great
World History
Where’d he go next?
He made him pharaoh.
He kept moving. He
conquered Babylon,
Persepolis, and Susa.
Was that enough?
He went down into the Indus
Valley.
They fought a fierce Indian
army and won, but they were
tired. They had been fighting
for 11 years. Alexander
agreed to go home.
Alexander the Great
World History
Was that enough?
He went down into the Indus
Valley.
They fought a fierce Indian
army and won, but they were
tired. They had been fighting
for 11 years. Alexander
agreed to go home.
So then what?
When they got to Babylon he
got sick and died. He was
32.
Alexander the Great
World History
So then what?
What’s the big deal?
When they got to Babylon he
got sick and died. He was
32.
His conquests mixed Persian
and Greek cultures forever.
He adopted Persian style of
dress, married a Persian
woman. A new culture was
created.
Alexander the Great
World History
What’s the big deal?
His conquests mixed Persian
and Greek cultures forever.
He adopted Persian style of
dress, married a Persian
woman. A new culture was
created.
Summary
What made Alexander the Great so great
was… His legacy was that…