1. Alexander the Great

2. Alexander the Great
 Learning Points
 Conquests of Alexander the Great
 Spread of Hellenistic civilization

3. Alexander the Great
 When Plato died, Aristotle found Athens hostile.
 Moved to his original home – Macedonia
 The king of Macedonia admired Greek civilization and
wanted Aristotle to teach his son Alexander.

4. Alexander the Great
 Athens and other
Greeks found
Macedonia and a
prince taught by
Aristotle a threat and
invaded.
 Macedonian king
defeats them and
conquered most of
Greece, but
assassinated.

5. Alexander the Great
 At 20, Alexander took
control of the
Macedonian Empire
 Hated the Persians as
much as the Greeks.
 Used phalanx, brilliant
tactics, and command
personality to win
every battle.

6. Alexander the Great
 Between 334 and 323 BC, he conquered the known
world.
 Great military leader but not political leader.
 When he died at age 33, he gave his empire to “the
strongest”

7. Alexander the Great
 His 3 most powerful
generals divided up
the world among
themselves.
 Ruled with Greek
ideas of government.
 Spread Greek
language, culture,
religion, ethnicity
throughout the
Mediterranean –
Hellenistic civilization

8. Alexander the Great

9. Alexander the Great
 The most powerful Hellenistic-influenced power
to arise was a republic in Italy called Rome.

10. Alexander the Great
 The most powerful Hellenistic-influenced power
to arise was a republic in Italy called Rome.