1. Alexander-Empire Builder
Main Idea: Alexander the Great conquered Persia and Egypt and extended his empire to the Indus River in northwest India
SO WHAT?!: Alexander’s empire extended across three continents that today consist of many nations and diverse cultures.

2. I. Philip Builds Macedonia’s Power
A. Philip: King of Macedonia (359BC)
Peloponnesian War and continuous fighting weakened Greek city-states
-left them vulnerable to attack
B. Conquest of Greece
1. Athens and Thebes
a. confronted Philip in 338BC at battle of Chaeronea
i. Alexander led the cavalry in battle
b. Philip won but city-states of Greece retained self-government
2. Persia
a. Philip never got the chance
b. Died at daughter’s wedding in 336BC-killed by former guardsman

3. II. Alexander Defeats Persia
-20 years old, well read, studied under Aristotle
-Thebes rebelled, 6000 were killed
Invasion of Persia
1. The Battle at the Granicus River (334BC)
a. Alexander led his 35k troops across the river directly into awaiting force!
b. …..and won!!
2. Victory alarmed Darius III
a. organized 50-75K troops

4. a. outnumbered, Alexander ordered finest troops to lead battle
3. Battle of Issus
a. outnumbered, Alexander ordered finest troops to lead battle
b. charged directly at Darius III, causing him to flee (cowardly)
c. Victory gave Alexander control of Anatolia (Turkey)

5. B. Alexander’s Ambitions Grow
1. Darius offers peace settlement
a. Alexander responds: you cannot bargain with what is mine.
2. The siege of Tyre
3. Alexander marches into Egypt
a. welcomed as a liberator
b. crowned himself pharoah
c. founded Alexandria (one of at least a dozen)
Luxor, Temple of Amun - Alexander the Great before Amun. About 320 BC.

6. The Siege of Tyre

7. C. Conquering the Persian Empire
1. Mesopotamia
a. Darius has army of 250K
2. Battle of Gaugamela (331BC)
a. Darius flees again
b. Alexander now ruler of Persia
c. takes Susa, Babylon, and Persepolis
i. Persepolis burnt to the ground
ii. Speculation-revenge for Athens 150 years earlier

8. III. Alexander’s Other Conquests
A. Alexander in India
1. Battle of Hydaspes (327BC)
a. Faces Indian army with ~200 elephants
b. Fierce fight-Alexander wins
2. Men march another 200 miles
a. 11 years, 11,000 miles
b. Men want to go home
c. Alexander finally agrees
3. Return Home
a. Desert or Sea?
i. Choose desert, many die of heat, lack of water
b. 323 return to Babylon
c. Alexander becomes ill
i. Theories-Poisoned, Drinking, malaria
d. Dies one month short of 33rd Birthday
4. Who will succeed Alexander? “The strongest”
What is the problem with leaving the kingdom to
‘the strongest’?

9. Alexander’s Route

10. B. Alexander’s Legacy 1. Empire split into 3 areas
a. Macedonia-Antigonus
b. Egypt-Ptolemy
c. Persia-Seleucus
i. all ruled with totalitarianism

11. 5-5 The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Main Idea: Hellenistic culture, a blend of Greek and other influences, flourished throughout Greece, Egypt, and Asia.
SO WHAT?!: Western Civilization today continues to be influenced by diverse cultures.

12. I. Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria
-After Alexander’s death, trade, culture, and language united the Hellenistic world
A. Trade and Cultural Diversity
1. Koine- Greek for common
a. Language spoken throughout Hellenistic world
2. Alexandria
a. Center of commerce
b. 3rd century—over ½ million people
c. Multicultural (Cosmopolitan)
i. African
ii. Jewish
iii. Indian
iv. Persian
v. Greek
B. Alexandria’s Greatest Attractions
1. Broad streets, city blocks (who else plotted out cities?), Alexander’s glass tomb
2. Lighthouse of Alexandria
a. 400 ft tall
b. One of 7 wonders of the world
3. Museums (named after muses, Greek goddesses of arts & sciences)
a. Art galleries, zoo, gardens, and dining hall
4. Alexandrian Library
a. ½ million papyrus scrolls
b. First research library in the world

13. Lighthouse of Alexandria

14. II. Science and Technology
-most advancement in science and technology until 16th and 17th century
A. Astronomy
1. Aristarchus of Samos
a. Sun 300 times larger than Earth
i. underestimated true size but proved sun was larger than Greece (sun actually million times larger)
b. Proposed Earth and other planets revolve around Sun!
i. Ptolemy incorrectly placed Earth at center
ii. A belief that was held for centuries
2. Eratosthenes
a. Computed Earth’s circumference at 24,662 miles
i. Actually 24,860 miles
Ptolemy

15. Astronomy Ptolemy’s view of the Universe (Earth centered) Hipparchus-
-invented longitude and latitude

16. B. Mathematics
1. Euclid
a. Complied 465 geometry propositions that
scholars used well into 1900s
b. Still basis for Geometry today
2. Archimedes
a. Estimated the value of pi – (the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it’s diameter) ….How many places do you know?
… and on and on to more than 200 MILLION places !!!!!!

18. b. Law of the lever and compound pulley
“Archimedes took a…ship…which had just been dragged up on land with great labor and many men; in this he placed her usual complement of men and cargo, and then sitting at some distance, without any trouble, by gently pulling with his hand the end of a system of pulleys, he dragged it towards him with as smooth and even a motion as if it were passing over the sea.”
-Plutarch, Marcellus
i. Archimedes screw, catapult, pumps, steam engine!!
ii. “Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough and I will move the world”
--Archimedes, 220 BC

19. III. PHILOSOPHY AND ART Stoicism and Epicureanism
-New schools developed off of the old ideas of Plato and Aristotle
Stoicism and Epicureanism
1. Stoicism –founded by Zeno ( b.c.)
a. Believed in a divine power who controlled the universe
b. Live a virtuous life in harmony with natural laws
c. Vices such as human desire, power, wealth were distractions and should be controlled
d. Ethical doctrine appealed to many people from different backgrounds
2. Epicureanism—founded by Epicurus
a. Universe composed of atoms and ruled by gods who had no interest in humans
b. Only real objects were ones that the 5 senses perceived
c. Virtuous conduct and absence of pain were ideal
d. Today epicurean means to pursue human pleasure, but Epicurus advocated moderation in all things

20. B. Realism in Sculpture 1. Colossus at Rhodes (100 ft high)
a. One of seven wonders of the world
b. Destroyed in earthquake

21. Hellenistic World in Decline
Around 150 b.c. a new power was on the rise…….the Roman Empire