1. Alexander
“The Great”
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3. Phillip II King of Macedon at age 23 Brilliant General
Ruthless Politician
Macedonians, living in mountain villages, respected power over culture
Phillip doubled the size of a Phalanx
16 X 16 (256 men)

5. Phillip II Attacks Greece
Greek city-state’s had continued to quarrel since the Peloponnesian War
Phillip attacked and defeated them
Then, he united them
League of Corinth
On to Persia!!

6. Alexander Takes Power
Phillip II is assassinated and Alexander intends on fulfilling his father’s plans of destroying the powerful and WEALTHY Persia.

7. Persian Conquest
20 year old Alexander led the Macedonian army into Persia to defeat Darius III
After great success, Alexander died of fever at 33.

8. Alexander’s Legacy The Emergence of Hellenism
Greeks adopting Persian culture
Built new cities with
Temples
Gymnasiums
Theatres
Libraries
Museums
Zoo
Alexander died before he could rule his Empire

9. Hellenistic Age Empire was divided by 3 generals
Wealth and diversity spread through out which led to new discoveries
Astronomy
Geography
Mathematics (Geometry, Levers, and Pi=3.14)
Industrial Rev. with steam engine, but so many slaves, they didn’t use these much

10. Ahead of their Time
Aristarchus- Heliocentric Theory- Not accepted at the Time,
Ptolemy- Geocentric System
Eratosthenes- Circumference of the Earth
Euclid- Geometry- ONLY THE BIBLE IS MORE WIDELY USED THAN HIS BOOK ELEMENTS
ARCHIMEDES- pi, diplacement and levers- also a heat ray mirror!!!