1. By: Genevieve Moresco, Sergio Diaz, Nick Lamdin, Decoda Riggin

2. ~Originated From~ The Greek Peninsula…

3. Ruled By: Philip II – 346 BCE : Maurya Empire Alexander III “The Great” – 336-324BCE : Macedonian Empire Marc Anthony – 42-30 BCE : Octavian Empire Basil I – 867 AD-1025 : Byzantine Empire Mariovo-Prilep - Ottoman Empire : 1389 AD

4. Influences Alexander the Great – Excellent Leader; Brought over the Orthodox religion Greek literature – Expanded education Greek Music – expanded education Created one of the largest empires in Ancient history Philip; Alexander's father, brought most of the city states of mainland Greece to Macedonia. Bishop Theodosius of Skopje began a campaign for an independent Macedonian Orthodox Church and restoration of the Ohrid Archbishopric, which was abolished in 1767 Created borders of the Balkan peninsula Dialect was created between Macedonians and the Bulgarians The Greek ethnographer Nicolaides created the Northern Boundary of Macedonia. Ottoman empire was a huge influence on customs and languages of Islamic societies including Arabic. Also, created writing calligraphy.

5. Wars and Conflicts  WWI  Balkan Wars(2)  First World War  Civil War  Kosovo Wars  Yugoslav  Battle of Chaeronea  Wars of Macedonia[ 1 st,2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th )  Seleucid War

6. Religion Orthodox Christianity followed by Islam

7. Economy Outside Resources Oil and Gas Coal Resources

8. Physical Geography Skopje – River; Traveling River used for drinking Crnaalesev Ski mountains; Natural resources Oil filled areas – Natural Resource Lakes – Traveling; water/food supplie