1. Thought of the Day A legacy is something that a person leaves behind after they die. It can be money. Mostly it is a message, meaning, or action that was so powerful it stays alive long after you are gone. What would you want to be your legacy? Write 5 complete sentences.

2. Macedonians Invade Greece -Located on Northern borders of Greece -359BC Philip II comes to the throne; drawn into Greek affairs & wants to unite Greece under Macedonia -Athenians gather other Greeks to fight against the Macedonians at the Battle of Chaeronea; Greeks crushed! -Philip controls all of Greece, but is assassinated -He leaves his son Alexander (20yrs old) to be King of Macedonia

3. Alexander the Great’s Conquests -Philip prepared his son for being king by taking him along during battles & teaching him leadership -Alex wanted to fulfill his father’s dreams: the invasion of the Persian Empire -Entered battle with 37,000 troops; took over Palestine, Syria, & Egypt by 332BC -Made Alexandria the capital of Egypt -Soldier grew tired & refused to go through India -Soldiers dying of heat & thirst -Alex died of fever & wounds

4. Alexander’s Legacy -Master of strategy & tactics -Fight in all terrains; against all opponents -Brave & reckless by risking his own life (inspired soldiers) -Due to his conquests, Greek language, architecture, art, & literature spread throughout Southwest Asia, Central Asia, & Northern Africa.

5. Hellenistic Era -Hellenistic means “imitate Greeks” & describes the expansion of Greek culture -Macedonia splits into 4 kingdoms: Macedonia, Syria, Egypt, & Pergamum -Alexandria became the home to poets, writers, scientists, & philosophers -Library became largest (500,000 scrolls) -Kings spent money to beautify the cities within their states (statues, buildings,etc) -Large quantity of literature -Comedy emerges in theater

6. Science & Philosophy -Advances in science -Aristarchus developed theory that sun is center of universe (earth rotates around sun) -Eratosthenes determined the earth was round (24,675) -Euclid wrote Elements (textbook for geometry used in modern times) -Archimedes worked on geometry; established the value of pi -Epicureanism believed humans were free to follow own interest & to make happiness their goal