Alexander the Great spread Greek culture far and wide through his vast empire, reaching as far as India and Egypt. This established the Hellenistic Period, during which Greek cities were founded in Asia and Africa. Greek influence could be seen in the architecture, art, and alphabets adopted by these conquered lands in the centuries that followed.

1. Alexander the Great and Greek
Culture
The Hellenistic Period
By: Wesley Wu

2. The Greek Empire

3. Alexander the Great
Under his amazing rule,
Greek culture and
influence spread to the
east as far as India, and
as far south as Egypt.
His kingdom covered a
lot, and Greek culture
was spread.

4. The Hellenistic Period
This was a new wave of
Greek colonization that
established Greek cities
in Asia and Africa.
This was after the fall of
the Persian Empire.

5. Review #1
- Alexander the Great had his empire spread over a very
large area.
- It reached from Egypt to West India

6. Architecture
As you can see, the
building on the top is
from Greece, and the
one below is from Egypt.
Greek architecture is
clearly present in Egypt.

7. The main form of
Greek art that has
survived the
centuries, are
coins, mosaics,
pottery, and
sculpture.
Art

8. Greek Alphabet
As you can see, the
Greek alphabet was not
lost, and its influence is
seen in most of the
romantic languages.

9. Education
The goal of the Greek was to
train everyone in the aspects
of both war and peace.

10. The Greek Kingdoms

11. Effects of Greek Occupation
Many countries that were taken over during
Alexander’s empire adopted their religion, or at least
integrated some aspect of it into their own.

12. Assesment
How far did Alexander’s emipre reach?
In which two aspects did the Greeks teach in?
Name three modern day things that are influenced by
the Hellenistic Period.

13. To Egypt and West India.
Peace and War
Alphabet, Architecture, Art (the 3 A’s)