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How Did Alexander The Great Impact The World

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Alexander the Great is known to be one of the greatest generals in the history of the world. He also had excellent leadership abilities, which he demonstrated through the creation of a large empire that encompassed Macedonia, Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia and stopped at the Indus River Valley. He spread the Hellenistic culture around the Middle Eastern areas and helped keep the knowledge of the Greek philosophers known to the rest of the world. He influenced the world by uniting many areas under a similar culture. He also left a lasting impact in history that influenced and changed the ancient world. Alexander the Great was born in 356 BCE in Pella, the capital of Macedonia. He was the son of King Philip II and Olympia. Olympia was a princess …show more content…

Thousands died during their return because of heat exhaustion as they traveled through the desert in the summer. In 323 BCE on June 7, Alexander the Great died. He was 33 years old. It is unknown as to how he died, though many speculate he died of a fever while others say he died of alcohol poisoning. Ancient accounts say Alexander had a high fever after going to a party. Alexander died before he was able to name a successor to his empire. After his death, his empire was split into four parts, each part given to four of his generals. Lysimachus took control of Thrace and part of Asia Minor. Cassander took control of Macedonia and Greece. Ptolemy took Egypt, and Seleucus took the remaining part of Asia. During Alexander’s conquests and campaigns, he spread the Hellenic culture throughout the areas he conquered. He also accomplished the feat of creating a large empire that was united through a similar culture. In his empire, Alexander founded many cities with Greek sounding names and had them modeled after Greek cities. One such city is Alexandria, which had streets like those in Greece and had a temple dedicated to the Greek god

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