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Alexanders Empire
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Alexanders Empire Brief History of Alexander the Great
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Setting the Stage Peloponnesian War weakened many Greek
city-states Rapid decline in Greek military and economic power King
Philip II (Alexanders Dad) of Macedonia took note he could exploit
Greeces weakness and expand his empire
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IN BOX 1 WRITE: Peloponnesian War left Greece weak and open for
attack
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King Philip Builds a Macedonian Power Philips Army Took the
throne at 23 Transformed disorganized peasants into a well-trained
army Used phalanx formation (16 wide, 16 deep, each carrying an 18
foot pike)
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Philips Conquests of Greece When Philip invaded, the Greek
city-states couldnt organize and work together, when they finally
did, it was too late Macedonians defeated the Greeks Allowed many
Greek city-states to keep their own local government, but Greece
itself was no longer independent it was controlled by the
Macedonian Empire Philip had plans to move on to conquer Persia,
but his life was cut short, he was stabbed at his daughters wedding
Philips son, Alexander, immediately took control of the empire
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IN BOX 2 WRITE: King Philip II of Macedonia invaded and took
over Greece
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Alexander the Great Came to power when he was 20 Highly
educated Extensive military training Ruthless and because of this,
he faced very little opposition Didnt lose a battle for 11
years
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IN BOX 3 WRITE: Philips son, Alexander took power and wanted to
follow in his fathers footsteps
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Alexanders Invasion of Persia Greece had been secured under the
Macedonian Empire, now it was time to fulfill his fathers dream, to
invade Persia Alexander was successful, took over Persia and its
King, Darius III Darius was furious and raised a huge army to take
Alexander down, he failed
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Conquering the Persian Empire Darius III was intimidated and
tried to negotiate with Alexander Alexander refused and made it
known that his intentions were to take over Persia Alexander was
welcomed when he invaded Egypt and was crowned Pharaoh Darius III
launched one more last ditch effort to defeat the Macedonians and
was unsuccessful Persian Empire collapsed Alexander and his army
occupied Persian cities and took all of their treasures Persepolis,
the capital of the Persian Empire, burned to the ground Revenge for
Athens? -or- Signal that the Persian Empire was gone for good?
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IN BOX 4 WRITE: Skilled military leader, invaded and took over
Persia and beyond
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Alexanders Other Conquests After Persia, Alexander still wanted
more Alexander invaded India Marched into India and met heavy
resistance After conquering for 11 years, Alexander and his troops
were tired and retreated Alexander returned to focus on his current
empire
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Alexanders Legacy Alexander died, only 33, debate as to how he
died Natural causes malaria or typhoid fever likely Poisoned
Following his death, three different Macedonian kings ruled the
empire Alexander adopted many Persian dress and customs and even
married a Persian woman, he included foreign people in his army and
many people in his empire adopted these cultures as well A vibrant
new culture emerged, the blend of Eastern cultures with Greek
culture Hellenistic Culture
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IN BOX 5 WRITE: Legacy: largest empire of its time, Hellenistic
Culture blending of East and Western cultures
