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Alexander The Great

The Hellenistic Age. Alexander The Great. Phillip Of Macedonia. Lead the Macedonians in the dominance over the Greek Peninsula Found rich gold deposits in his province that allowed him to fund his Army Crushes the Greek city-states at the Battle of Chaeronea . Alexander – Path to Glory.

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Alexander The Great

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  1. The Hellenistic Age Alexander The Great

  2. Phillip Of Macedonia • Lead the Macedonians in the dominance over the Greek Peninsula • Found rich gold deposits in his province that allowed him to fund his Army • Crushes the Greek city-states at the Battle of Chaeronea

  3. Alexander – Path to Glory • Born in Greek Province of Macedonia • Son of Phillip II and Olympia • 18 yrs when he lead his fathers cavalry at Chaeronea • Inherits the throne after his father’s assassination

  4. Alexander’s Siege weapons

  5. Greek Phalanx • Military formation usually 8 rows deep • Shields protect the left side while a spear or sword protected the right • Alexander’s used the Sarissa (16 foot spear) • He used cavalry and loosely mobile infantry on the wings

  6. Invasion of Persia • Kills all his rivals • Destroys Thebes • Begins his invasion of the Persian Empire • His military expedition would last 11 years and would expand his empire all the way to India

  7. Alexander’s Legacy • Alexander dies in 323 bce • His Empire would be divided among his 3 generals • Ptolemy = Egypt • Seleucus = Syria and Iran • Antigonus = Anatolia (Turkey) • Rome would eventually bring their dynasties to an end (Augustus Ceasar will defeat the armies of Cleopatra and Mark Antony

  8. The Hellenistic Age • Alexander’s invasion of Persia would open up the Persian Culture to the Greeks • At the same time Greeks traded as far away as India. This fostered a growth in the Greek Economy • Greek Pottery, Greek art and Greek architecture would flourish during this Time period • Greeks became exposed to the know how of the Egyptians, and Mesopotamians. This lead to improvements in math, physics, medicine and technology

  9. Hellenistic Thinkers • Euclid – systematized geometry • Archimedes – theoretical physics • Aristarchus – earth moved around the sun. • Stoicism – people should always do what is right despite your pain and suffering • Hipparchus – moon takes 29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes to travel around the earth • Figured out the length of the year within 6 minutes and 26 seconds

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