1. Alexander the Great (p. 298-302)

2. 1-Phillip II-King of Macedonia:
conquered Greece, military leader
Used a Phalanx & cavalry;
murdered in 336BC
2-Phillip’s Son-Alex the Great-
became king
3-To ensure the Greeks wouldn’t rebel
against him, he destroyed Thebes
and enslaved the Theban people.

3. 4) 333BC
Defeated Persians
5) 332BC
Egypt
surrendered
6) Became ruler
of Persian Empire-
brilliant leader with
well-trained troops

4. 9) Alex becomes known
For spreading Greek culture-”Hellenistic age”
-modeled new cities after Greek ones
-spread language & culture
-encouraged blend of cultures
8)323BC Alex gets
A fever and dies
-He leaves no heir
-Generals fight
-Empire divides
7) 327BC-Soldiers
want to return
home (return
without Alex)

5. 10)HELLENISTIC MACEDONIA
-most Greek
-weak gov.
-conquered by Rome in 100’s BC
11) HELLENISTIC SYRIA
-many different people
-people rebelled, kingdom broke apart
-conquered by Rome in 60’s BC
12)HELLENISTIC EGYPT
-encouraged Greek culture
-dedicated library and museum at Alexandria
-center of culture & learning
-conquered by Rome in 30’s BC