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Chapter 5. Setting the Stage. The Peloponnesian War severely weakened several Greek city-states. Macedonia. Located north of Greece, and contained rough mountains and a cold climate Had no great philosophers or artists Nobles thought of themselves as Greeks. Philip II.
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Setting the Stage • The Peloponnesian War severely weakened several Greek city-states
Macedonia • Located north of Greece, and contained rough mountains and a cold climate • Had no great philosophers or artists • Nobles thought of themselves as Greeks
Philip II • Was a brilliant general and tough politician • His army was organized into phalanxes 16 men wide and 16 deep
Greek city-states retained self government, but Greece as a whole was under the control of Macedonia
Alexander • Had been trained since birth to lead and command troops
Alexander • With Greece secure Alexander sought to invade Persia • Defeated one Persian army of 40,000 at the battle of Granicus • Alexander now had control of Anatolia
Alexander in Egypt • Alexander turns his attention to Egypt • When he arrives he is welcomed with open arms
Alexander in Persia • Alexander was met with by a 250,000 man Persian army • Darius III fleas as Alexander’s troops defeat his army at Gaugamela
Alexander’s Legacy • Greece had been changed into a diverse blend of several cultures • Contained Greek, Egyptian, and Eastern customs