Alexander The Great Dbq

Following Alexander the Great’s death, the Empire was carved up between his generals, known as the Diadochi, who were levying for land and power. This period marks the transformation from the introverted city-states of the Classical Age to an open, cosmopolitan, and lively culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean

Alexander had been taught many things from a very young age such as academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare which made him think very highly of himself. His father Philip of Macedonia made an extremely strong army and took over many Greek polises and wanted to take over the Persian Empire. This struck Alexander’s aspiration to take over the Persian Empire as well. Alexander then inherited his father’s kingdom at the age of 18 after his father

This is demonstrated in the chart compiled from various sources when it says that Buddhism in India was most directly influenced by Greek art and ritual. It states that Greek art and ritual were strong in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Lastly it also states that the Hellenistic period in the Middle East and Western Asia remained 300 years after his death. (Doc E). Hellenistic, defined as the spread of cultures, shows that Alexander did indeed blend and spread different cultures around him and this blend stuck around long after his death. Even a man living in the same place as his ancestors did when they were gifted with Alexander’s army and blend of cultures can see Alexander’s appreciation of cultures. “... was a very great man, brave and dauntless and generous to his followers … we worship the same gods. This is why we believe the Greeks are our first ancestors.” (Doc F). This man, thousands of years later and thousands of miles away, feels the effect of the Greeks on his culture because of Alexander’s love and respect for other

When Alexander conquered Egypt, Alexander respected the culture and the beliefs the Egyptians had. Alexander never enforced his culture on the conquered people but he did support Greek culture. Alexander instead left the culture alone and tried to learn about the culture instead of changing it. If he was a ruthless leader, he would of enforced Greek culture onto the conquered people and wouldn’t of allowed the people's culture. Another example of this is that he also respected the knowledge and variant cultural traditions of the people he conquered. Many ruthless leaders would look down upon the other's cultures but instead, Alexander accepted the other's culture and tried to learn the culture. When Alexander took over the Persians, he showed respect for the conquered Persians and allowed the Persians to still have Persian governors and beliefs. Instead of making Macedonians and Greek rule the Persians, he allowed the Persians to keep their governments and beliefs. If Alexander was a bad person, he would've removed the Persian governors and would’ve changed the Persian beliefs to Greek beliefs. One thing Alexander actually did was he adopted Persian customs. Alexander actually liked other cultures and adopted some parts of other cultures. A ruthless leader would of never adopted other culture if he thinks his culture is

This document proves the fragility of his empire, when only ten years after his death his empire fell. If Alexander sought a better life for his people why did his empire fall only eleven years after his death, “great” leaders leave behind a legacy that improves the lives of their people, Alexander was not one of these

As stated in document A, “in 334 BCE, Alexander crossed from Macedonia to Asia with an army of 40,000.” That sounds like he is going to try to take over land and will not give up until he gets that land. According to document C, because the city Tyre, did not surrender, he built a bridge to get to the island. The city held out for 7 months but Alexander continued to destroy it, and the city’s people because he was so angry they were up for the battle. Alexander the great also took over 70 cities as said in document E. As you can tell, he was very greedy and seemed as if he could not help it but to keep destroying cities and taking over land. In conclusion, Alexander was overall very greedy and decided to take over land for no purpose other than he wanted

Alexander the great was born in 356 BCE, he was taught at a young age by Aristotle. After Alexander’s father was assassinated in 336 BCE, Alexander inherited his father's kingdom and army at the age of 20. After this tragic yet great evet, Alexander set out with his new army to take over Persia. Alexander was not great for these reasons, hif hunger for power and disrespect outweighed anything “great” he might have done. Alexander’s hunger for power made him not great because he caused five battles that would have never happened if he had not wanted to take over the land (Doc A).

Alexander the great created a long lasting impressing legacy for himself, his warriors, and his great empire. Alexander was born in 356 B.C.E. in Macedonia, just 20 years later he became the King of an empire because of his father's early death (BGE). Alexander conquered many of the world’s greatest empires ever know, and doing so at a very young age! He created one of the strongest most feared empires seen (Docs A & E). So, how great was Alexander the Great? He showed many signs and characteristics of leadership and remarkable achievement throughout his life and his rule in Macedonia. Alexander was great for three big reasons, he created a strong and feared empire, had a long lasting legacy, and he was a smart strategic leader.

Alexander the great is a strong leader for taking over 70 cities. He was born in 356 B.C.E in Macedonia. By the age of 20, he took his father throne. His journey took him 8 years and claimed 70 cities. After all his greatness, he died by a fever in 323 B.C.E. How great was Alexander the Great? Alexander was great because he was a military genius and a inspiring leader.

Over the years, Alexander had suffered severe wounds that weakened his health. Alexander was born on 356 BCE in Macedonia and his father was King Philip II. He was 20 years old when he first launched his invasion of the Persian Empire. He wanted to conquer India, but his army refused to go any farther. Jesus was born 300 years after Alexander died. How great was Alexander the Great? Alexander the Great not only spread Greek culture, but was also an inspiring leader.

The Great also strived for the Russifiication of his empire, all the while keeping contact with Germany to a minimum. Alexander’s defeat of the Persian Empire allowed the spread of Greek settlement into the East. Even though there is no evidence that shows Alexander promoted a policy of Hellenization, Greek culture still came into western Asia as the result of his conquests, and western Asia, all the way up to the Mesopotamian frontier, became a part of the Greek world. This is one of Alexander’s most certain and unintentional historical achievements.

The Macedonians, who had won so many battles in Europe and set off to invade Asia ... got encouragement from him - he reminded them of their permanent values. They were the world's liberators and one day they would pass the frontiers set by Hercules and Father Liber. They would subdue all races on Earth. Bactria and India would become Macedonian provinces. Getting closer to the Greeks, he reminded them that those were the people (the Persians on the other side) who provoked war with Greece, ... those were the people that burned their temples and cities ... As the Illyrians and Thracians lived mainly from plunder, he told them to look at the enemy line glittering in gold ..." (Q. Curtius Rufus 3.10.4-10)

The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Period and covers 300 years to the invasion of Egypt by the Romans. The word Hellenic refers only to the Greeks, but the term Hellenistic refers to `the Greek-influenced societies that arose in the wake of Alexander's conquest' (Sacks, 105). The Hellenistic world extended from Greece all the way to Afghanistan and resulted in the beginning of the mass spreading of Greek culture. Its central characteristics were the mass empires created by Alexander and his successors, the mingling of Greek and other cultures and the diffusion of religions

Alexander the great also known as Alexander the third of Macedon. Was a king of the ancient greek kingdom of Macedon. He was born in Pella in 356 B.C. and took over his fathers kingdom at twenty. He started making a military campaign through Asia ,northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world. Strethching to Greece to egypt into northeast India and Pakistan, his empire was growing at an alarming rate.Alexander’s defeat of the Persian Empire removed the block that had prevented the spread of Greek settlements into the East. though no evidence suggests that Alexander himself promoted a policy of Hellenization, Greek culture undoubtedly penetrated into western Asia as the result of his conquest, and Asia, up to the Mesopotamian, became a part of the Greek world. This is Alexander’s best achievement.

Alexander III of Macedon, typically referred to as Alexander the Great was born in Pella, in July 356 BC, as the son of Phillip II and Queen Olympia. He was under the tutelage of Aristotle until he attained the age of 16. Following Phillip’s assassination in 336 BC, Alexander inherited his father’s throne as the king of the Ancient Greek monarchy of Macedon. Moreover, the military training that he had received during his tender age prepared him both physically and psychologically for the history he was to write. He inherited the realm of a mighty kingdom and a vastly experienced army. Alexander utilized the armory to extend the geographical scope of the Greek by conquering Persia, parts of India, Egypt, present-day Syria, Assyria Babylon and other parts of minor Asia. Therefore, this essay aims at explaining how Alexander the Great’s Conquest impacted the Greek people.