1. Alexander the Great’s Empire Mr. Lawrence

2. Alexander the Man Alexander was the Son of Macedonian King Philip II, becomes king after his assassination, age 20 Raised in Athens and educated by Aristotle We was well loved by his subjects and was a great leader Was extremely ambitious and had a grand plan for the future of Greece

3. Alexander’s Plan? Alexander’s goal is to conquer the Persian Empire and more Alexander will take his Greek Culture with him as he conquers the Ancient World Alexander will use his great Leadership and powerful army to conquer is a short period of time

4. Alex’s Empire Alex will invade and Defeat massive Persian Armies As we conquers each country Alexander will gather the great cultural feats and take them

5. Were does it all go wrong? After defeating Persia, Alexander will continue west into Afghanistan and India. However, Alex will get more then he can handle in Afghanistan and will be defeated after a long tribal war. He will then grow sick a die at age 32 Like Alexander before England (1870) and Russia (1980s) will also fail to conqueror Afghanistan. Where does this leave the U.S?