Alexander the Great MAIN IDEA - Alexander the Great built a huge empire and helped spread Greek culture into Egypt and Asia. Peloponnesian War Between 431-404 BC, much of Greece was at war
Athens vs. Sparta Other city-states joined sides Why were they fighting? Sparta thought Athens was becoming too powerful Each city-state wanted to control land and trade Trade = Wealth and power Greece After the War Sparta won the war and controlled all of Greece for 30 years Led to more fighting between the city-states, weakening Greece and leaving it open to attack Philip II of Macedonia Eventually, a new leader emerged
King Philip II of Macedonia conquered all of Greece by 338 B.C. Wanted to conquer the Persian Empire next Persian Empire Phalanx Phillip II was a brilliant military leader
Borrowed and improved on many Greek battle strategies, such as the phalanx a group of warriors standing together in a square formation with long spears 15-18 foot spears! Who was Alexander? He was the son of Philip II
He was taught by Aristotle (the most famous Greek philosopher) He became king at age 21 when Philip II was assassinated He built a huge empire and is known as one of the greatest conquerors in history Alexanders Conquests
First attacked Persia in 334 BC Defeatsthem in battle after battle Welcomed in Egypt and declared pharaoh Became ruler of what had been the Persian Empire Wanted to conquer India as well, but his exhausted soldiers refused to keep fighting 5BTime Sequence (3 of 3) The Taming of Bucephalus Alexander Spread Greek Culture
Built the largest empire the world had ever seen Encouraged the spread of Greek culture (language, art, literature, architecture) Built new cities modeled after cities in Greece
Named many of them Alexandria after himself Encouraged people to keep their own customs, blending their old traditions with Greek ones Hellenistic, or Greek-like Conquerors Alexander the Great
While watching the video, answer the questions on the video quiz worksheet.Circle the correct answer as they say it on the video. Pay attention and listen carefully, this will be graded! Talking, sleeping, or cheating will result in a loss of points or a grade of zero Conquerors Alexander the Great
While watching the video, answer the questions on the video quiz worksheet.Circle the correct answer as they say it on the video. Pay attention and listen carefully, this will be graded! Talking, sleeping, or cheating will result in a loss of points or a grade of zero