Alexander the Great

Persia defeated Sparta.

Sparta defeated Athens.

Athens conquered Egypt.

Greece conquered Macedonia.

his interest in philosophy

a peace agreement with Persia

conflict among his scattered tribes

divisions between Greek city-states

took away their freedoms

taught them a new religion

had their leaders take turns

gave them a common enemy

in his hatred of cities

in his warlike ambition

in his love of Greek culture

in his skill at Asian languages

He conquered a huge area.

He created a lasting empire.

He spread new kinds of farming.

He set up independent city-states.

train loyal soldiers.

spread Greek culture.

preserve local customs.

move away from Macedonia.

Its library helped make it a center of learning.

Its army helped make it feared by other cities.

Its pyramids helped make it a tourist attraction.

Its roads across the desert helped make it a trade center.

Aristotle.

the god Zeus.

the king of Persia.

a Macedonian giant.

He gained their loyalty by honoring their gods.

He frightened them by capturing their priests.

He took control by making them accept Greek gods.

He destroyed opposition by tearing down their temples.

treat him as a personal equal.

hold the top offices in the army.

control the taxes that they collected.

run the day-to-day business in their lands.

Tents were a Greek tradition.

He moved from place to place.

It was a custom of Persian kings.

He was showing a lack of respect.

His home was far away.

He married a local princess.

He developed a serious illness.

His soldiers refused to go any farther.

It was defeated by the Greeks.

The capital moved to Babylon.

His generals fought for control.

His son Philip became the ruler.

the rise of a new religion

the spread of Greek culture

the growth of a nomadic way of life

the political unity of Asia and Egypt