1. What were Pericles’ goals for Athens, and how did he achieve them?
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What were Pericles’ goals for Athens, and how did he achieve them?

2. Ruler of the World WHI/Valli
Alexander the Great
Ruler of the World
WHI/Valli

4. Setting the Stage The Peloponnesian War has ended.
Both Sparta and Athens, and most of the other city-states, had weakened defenses resulting from the extended fighting (27 years) of the Peloponnesian War.

5. Philip II Conquers Greece
Philip II, King of Macedon, conquered nearby lands, then turned to Greek city-states
Greeks were weak and disorganized after Peloponnesian War
Philip II conquered most of Greece by 338 BCE (know this date!)
His dictatorial rule ended Greek democracy
Used the Phalanx with Sarissas, then calvary to beat enemies
23-year-old King Philip II of Macedonia planned an empire
Had been hostage in Greek city of Thebes, learned tactics
Saw advantage of full-time professional army, not citizen army
Philip built professional army; devised new formations, tactics
Experimented with combining cavalry and infantry, used new weapons
Used battering ram on gates, catapults to hurl stones at enemy walls

6. A "sarissa" was an 18-ft. long spear used by the Macedonians
A "sarissa" was an 18-ft. long spear used by the Macedonians. Most other armies at the time utilized a spear only half as long as the sarissa. It ended the era of the Greek "hoplite" warfare.

7. Who was Phillip II and what did he do?
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Who was Phillip II and what did he do?
He was the King of Macedon
He conquered most of Greece by 338 BCE

8. Why were the Greek city-states open to an attack by Philip?
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Why were the Greek city-states open to an attack by Philip?
Because the Peloponnesian War had left Greece weak and disorganized

9. Alexander Takes Over
Philip prepared to attack Persia, but was assassinated in 336 B.C.E.
His 20-year-old son, Alexander, quickly took the throne

10. Alexander’s Parents Olympia Alexander’s mother Philip
                                                                               
                                                           
Olympia
Alexander’s mother
Philip
Alexander’s father

11. Alexander Defeats Persia
Alexander had been tutored by Greek scholars (like Aristotle) & trained in the army
Greek city-state of Thebes rebelled and was destroyed by Alexander
Alexander moved to Anatolia; attacked and defeated the Persians
Alexander turned south and was welcomed as a liberator by Egypt. He was made a Pharaoh. Egyptians were tired of being controlled by the Persians
He controlled Persian Empire by 331 B.C.E

12. Alexander’s Other Conquests
Armies reached India’s Indus River Valley in 326 B.C.E. His horse, Bucephalus, was killed there.
Alexander wanted to keep going, but armies insisted on turning back
Returned to Babylon in 323 B.C.E.; Alexander fell ill, and died at age 32
He had established an empire from Greece to Egypt and the margins of India
At his death, Ptolemy took control of Egypt and the remainder of the Empire was divvied up.

13. Alexander’s Empire

14. He did not go to China. He went as far as the Indus Valley (India)
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Did Alexander conquer China? If not, then how far eastward in Asia did Alexander build his empire?
He did not go to China. He went as far as the Indus Valley (India)

16. CLOSE
Complete Classwork—Read and Answer (Individual work)
Answers due at the end of class
Be neat, if I can’t read it, it gets marked wrong