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World History I

World History I. Unit Five Block Ten Lecture Alexander 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 keyboard. Click me .

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World History I

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  1. World History I Unit Five Block Ten Lecture Alexander the Great

  2. 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 keyboard Click me You might be “the greatest,” but I’m just “the Great!” I am the Greatest!

  3. Macedonian Conquest is imminent?Where and what is Macedonia? Click Here • 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) Macedonia Athens Sparta

  4. Macedonian Invasion Part OnePhillip the Great (Alexander’s dad) Click me • Phillip II of Macedonia conquered most of Greece in 359 BCE/BC • Married another woman after Alexander’s birth, which caused a family split • Assassinated by Pausanias (may have been a plot by Alexander and his mother) Macedonian Phalanx Macedonia at Phillip’s Death

  5. The mythology and education of Alexander Click Here • Alexander is “larger than life” • His birth is surrounded in several myths suggesting that he was the son of Zeus • Alexander uses these myths to his advantage (I am a powerful Demigod) • Alexander is also highly educated • Educated by Aristotle from an early age • Aristotle molds Alexander to become what he envisions is the “perfect ruler”

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

  7. The End of Alexander’s Reign Click Here • Alexander is ready to take is army through the Khyber Pass and invade India. • Alexander’s 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

  8. The Hellenistic Era (Alexander’s Legacy) Click Here No … not that Helen! • The Hellenistic Era begins after Alexander’s 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 Alexander’s conquests • This era lasts until the last Hellenistic Kingdom is conquered by the of Roman Empire (31 BCE/BC) Lighthouse at Alexandria Egypt (pretty cool)

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