greece’s neighbor to the north is macedonia
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Greece’s neighbor to the north is Macedonia. Philip II was a king of Macedonia. In 338 B.C., he conquered the Greek city-states. He planned to conquer the Persian Empire . However, he died. Philip’s son, Alexander set out to conquer the world. By 330 B.C., he had - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Greece’s neighbor to the north is
Macedonia.
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Philip II was a king of Macedonia. In 338 B.C., he conquered the Greek city-states.
He planned to conquer the Persian
Empire.
However, he died.
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•Philip’s son, Alexander
set out to conquerthe world.
• By 330 B.C., he hadconquered the PersianEmpire.
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Alexander moved his armiesall the way to the Indus River!
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Alexander the Great conquered a vastempire.
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However, once in the Indian subcontinent, Alexander’s men wanted to return home. Theywere homesick!
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Alexander developed a fever in Babylon in 323 B.C and died.
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Alexander’s empire fell apart after his death.
His three generals divided the empire into three kingdoms-Macedon, Egypt, and Syria.
These kingdoms often fought each other but they were united by their common Greek culture.
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After the death of Alexander the Great,his vast empire was divided among his
generals.
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However, even though the empire fell apart, Alexander had spreadGreek culture throughout his empire.
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Hellenism is a Greek like culture.
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Alexander the Greatspread Greek
culture throughoutthe Mediterranean
world.