The Spread of Greek Culture Phillip of Macedonia’s son was Alexander the Great. Because the Greeks viewed Macedonia as barbaric, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher Alexander grew to love Greece

I. Alexander Builds an Empire King Phillip of Macedonia was able to control all of Greece by 338 B.C. In 336 B.C., Phillip was assassinated and at 20 yrs. Old, Alexander became King

Alexander the Great Continued Alexander’s first action was to invade Persia Within 11 yrs., he conquered Persia, Egypt, and the lands surrounding the Indus River He was now known as Alexander the Great Wherever he went, he established cities named after him such as Alexandria, Alexandropoulos

II. Greek Culture Spreads After Alexander’s death, the Empire split into 3 main kingdom’s Each kingdom was ruled by a descendant of Alexander’s general Greek culture remain strong in these kingdoms

III. The Hellenistic Kingdom The cities in the Hellenistic kingdoms were modeled after Greek cities where the Greeks had the most important jobs Agoras and Greek temples were built in the cities and the Greek language was spoken Theaters performed the Greek tragedies and comedies and the Greek culture spread throughout the conquered lands

IV. Hellenism in Egypt The greatest Hellenistic city was Alexandria in Egypt in 322 B.C. Alexandria became the capital of Egypt and had the largest library in the world (half a million books) Geometry and science flourished in Alexandria It was located on the delta part of The Nile where a lighthouse guided ships into port Hellenistic cities became centers for learning

Greek Thinkers Euclid created Geometry Pulleys and levers were Eratosthenes calculated the distance around the earth Euclid created Geometry Pulleys and levers were Invented to lift Heavy objects