Please pick-up a sheet of lined paper before going to your seat Starter Activity Please pick-up a sheet of lined paper before going to your seat
Word Generation: Week 3 Questions: Renting VS. Owning a Pet! Whereas: Although, on the contrary Capable: Able to do a job well Ongoing: Continuing without interruption Compatible: Able to be together happily Notion: Idea or belief Questions: Renting VS. Owning a Pet! List 2 pros and 2 cons associated with this issue on a sheet of lined paper
Modern-Day Map of Alexander’s Empire Can you find the locations of any ancient civilizations?
Alexander’s Empire Macedonia Asia Minor Greece Mesopotamia Persia India Egypt
Major Rivers Tigris River Indus River Euphrates River Nile River
Seas and Water Bodies Caspian Sea Persian Gulf Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Persian Gulf Red Sea
Cities *Athens *Babylon *Persepolis *Alexandria
Early Years / Personal Early Years Personal Attributes Philip II became ruler of Macedonia in 359 B.C. and conquered Greece by 338 B.C. Philip was a hostage held in Thebes for 3 years as young man Learned to love Greek culture Disliked weaknesses of Greek government Personal Attributes Believed his destiny to unify Greek city-states and spread Greek culture Took 20 years to conquer Greece Demosthenes tried to warn Greeks that Philip was dangerous Demosthenes was a Greek politician and orator: a public speaker
Significant Events / Contributions (How Philip II became powerful) Flattered Greek officials and gave them gold to get what he wanted Caused disagreements between city- states and conquered them Made treaties and broke them when Greeks let down their guard Married to form alliances: agreements between people Married 6 or 7 times for this reason Killed preparing to fight Persia Contributions Turned part-time army into year round military Developed phalanx-armed soldiers with 14 ft. spears, slingshots, bows and arrows Preserved Greek culture!
What areas did Alexander the Great conquer as the King of Macedonia? Closing Question What areas did Alexander the Great conquer as the King of Macedonia?