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A great leader can turn anything from rust to gold with just the touch of his hands. Asoka was an enlightened ruler and not a ruthless conqueror, because of the positive changes he made upon the Mauryan Empire’s society and his economical and political uplifts towards Kalinga. Asoka established many positive, beneficial changes to the Mauryan Empire after his conquest. The map of Asoka’s Empire shows that many people died from being killed in the war, starvation, and disease spreading (Document A)

Asoka was the powerful Indian leader of the Mauryan Empire over 2,000 years ago. He is known as the founding father of India. Asoka conquered important territory and spread popular religions across the world (BGE). Was Asoka a ruthless conqueror or enlightened ruler? Asoka was an enlightened ruler because of his strategic conquests, and giving up violence. Strategic Conquests Asoka was an enlightened ruler because of his intelligence and strategy. Evidence of this is when he conquered Kalinga. This

Alexander the Great conquered a lot of land and showed many qualities of a great leader. Alexander became king of Macedonia in 323 BC at age 20, after his dad died. Alexander took on his dad's legacy of conquering Persia and continued conquering land. Alexander the Great deserves this title because he spread Greek culture throughout the Ancient world, he had great leadership skills, and great military tactics and leadership. Alexander spred many ideas and Greek culture throughout his conquered

emperor , was greater than any king or emperors,” stated Nehru, a leading figure in India’s fight for independence (Doc. F). Asoka was a ruler of the Mauryan Empire from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was established by Asoka’s grandfather, Chandragupta Maurya, in 321 BCE. Asoka helped strengthen the Mauryan Empire by conquering the region of Kalinga. Was Asoka, leader of the Mauryan Empire, a cruel or peaceful ruler? Asoka was a peaceful ruler because he conquered Kalinga for the wellness of

Alexander the so-called ‘Great’ was a legendary conqueror who in his short lifetime was able to overthrow the Persian Empire, the most powerful kingdom at that time. He was born in 356 BCE to King Philip and Queen Olympia of Macedonia. Alexander’s warring career jumpstarted at the age of 20 in the year 336 BCE, due to the assassination of his father in which he inherited his father’s kingdom. Over the span of 11 years, Alexander and his small fleet of men of about 40,000 took over and ruthlessly

Alexander the Great The famous Aristotle taught Alexander academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare. Alexander was born 300 years before Jesus, 356 BCE Macedonia. He was 20 years old when he invaded the Persian Empire. After an 8 year march, Alexander’s army refused to go any further. The death of Darius was only important to Alexander because he wanted to rule the Persian body. How great was Alexander the Great? Alexander was great because he was inspiring, and also because he spread Greek

expanded west and claimed land in the midwest for people to colonize. The Corps of Discovery had befriended may indian tribes and had come to be able to trade with them that they had words that they said yes i want to trade and no which helped many settlers survive. In addition to trading with the indians, “They knew they were going to encounter the shoshone and they needed horses to cross the mountains and they needed to negotiate with the shoshone for those

the history of Alexander's life. I believe this book caught the eye of many history lovers because he turned Alexander's life into a story, which is unique. Why write another book about Alexander the Great when there is hundreds available? Freeman's reason was selfish. He stated "I grew up fascinated by this man, so I couldn't resist the opportunity to immerse myself in the ancient and modern sources on his life and to visit sites along his journey". (Author's Note) I think there can never be enough

Alexander the great Hero or Villain Is Alexander a hero or villain? In my opinion I think Alexander is a villain. Alexander did lots of bad thing. Even though he did do some good things that does not make him a hero same with bad. Alexander is a brilliant mastermind and military leader, but that does not make him a hero. He has great strategy and uses that against people. When he does not get what he expects he does not give mercy. Three different evil things that Alexander did was kill all

If great means spectacular, then that means Alexander was spectacular. Alexander took the throne after his dad, King Philip, died. He continued his dad’s travel and conquered most of the known land that surprisingly only took 8 years. Alexander was born in Mesopotamia in 356 B.C.E and died in 323 B.C.E.(BGE). Was Alexander great or not great? Alexander was great because he had courage, creativity, and remarkable achievements. By these measures, Alexander was great for three reasons: he took over