World History I

World History IUnit Five Block Ten LectureAlexander the Great Make sure that you are viewing this in Slide Show format. Click on Slide Show and push from beginning. Move through the presentation by pushing on the up and down arrows on your keyboardClick me

I am the Greatest! You might be the greatest, but Im just the Great!

Macedonia is a barbarian kingdom located to the north and west of the major Greek city-states.

Macedonia is a landlocked kingdom with a strong army and no navy.

Macedonia has no democratic tradition (they are a monarchy) Macedonian Conquest is imminent?Where and what is Macedonia?Click Here

AthensSpartaMacedonia

Phillip II of Macedonia conquered most of Greece in 359 BCE/BC

Married another woman after Alexanders birth, which caused a family split

Assassinated by Pausanias (may have been a plot by Alexander and his mother)

Macedonian Invasion Part OnePhillip the Great (Alexanders dad)Click me

Macedonia at Phillips DeathMacedonian Phalanx

Alexander is larger than lifeHis birth is surrounded in several myths suggesting that he was the son of ZeusAlexander uses these myths to his advantage (I am a powerful Demigod)

Alexander is also highly educatedEducated by Aristotle from an early ageAristotle molds Alexander to become what he envisions is the perfect ruler

The mythology and education of AlexanderClick Here

Consolidates power on the Balkan Peninsula (335 BCE/BC)

Defeats Darius II and conquers the Persian Empire (329 BCE/BC)

Establishes his empire from Macedonia/Greece to the Indus River valley to Egypt (everything in brown)

Conquests stops in the Indus River Valley (327 BCE/BC)

Macedonian Invasion Part Two(Aristotle is a great teacher) Click Here

Alexander is ready to take is army through the Khyber Pass and invade India.

Alexanders army has been away from Greece for eight years and they refuse to Follow him.

Alexander is mad at his men, so he marches them the long way home as punishment!

While in Babylon, Alexander there he dies after a night of partying. He either got sick and died from a high fever (what probably happened) or was poisoned

Alexander died in 323 BCE/BC leaving no heir or ability to peacefully shift power, so his empire soon collapses into multiple kingdoms The End of Alexanders Reign

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The Hellenistic Era (Alexanders Legacy)Click HereThe Hellenistic Era begins after Alexanders death.

Alexander changed the world and the world changed him:Multiple cities are named in his honor (Alexandria)Alexander and his empire adopted elements of Greek, Persian, Indian, Egyptian cultures to create a new culture Greek culture was part of this blended culture due to Alexanders conquests

This era lasts until the last Hellenistic Kingdom is conquered by the of Roman Empire (31 BCE/BC)

No not that Helen!Lighthouse at Alexandria Egypt (pretty cool)