Between 334 and 323 BCE Alexander the Great created an empire that stretched from Greece to India. The empire disseminated Greek culture and its arts‚ and exposed Greek artistic styles to a host of new exotic influences. The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE traditionally marks the beginning of the Hellenistic period. Alexander’s generals‚ known as the Diadochoi‚ "successors‚" divided the many lands of his empire into kingdoms of their own. New Hellenistic dynasties produced Hellenistic
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The Ptolemaic‚ Seleucid‚ and Antigonid kingdoms Alexander‚ son of king Philip II and Olympias was born in 356 B.C.E‚ and at age 19‚ became king of Macedon. With a great army at his disposal and his brilliant military mind‚ he started his conquest. From 337-323 B.C.E Alexander conquered Greece‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and a large part of Asia. Alexander ruled from Macedonia to the northern part of India. He defeated the Persians numerous times with his incredible military strategies‚ even when his
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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kingdom‚ from his brother‚ on the verge of a fall‚ and made it the most power state of its time. His military innovations revolutionized warfare‚ which was passed onto his son Alexander the Great who created the army that would conquer Persia and it’s empire. Philip of Macedon began the unification of Greece‚ and his son‚ Alexander the Great‚ continued to unify Greece and conquer the known world when his father died. When Philip came into power‚ his time expectancy reign on the throne was only a couple
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Gonzalez‚ Nathaly Per. 3 Essay 1: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson Everywhere in American history‚ there are differences in ideas on how to run a country. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were no exception while they were members of George Washington’s cabinet. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton both had opposite views on how to run the country. Jefferson was the Secretary of State and an Anti-Federalist and Hamilton was Treasure of State and a Federalist making them opposite
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topics of debate for some time to come” (Freeman‚ p. 255) 2. In the article “Will the Real Alexander Hamilton please stand up?”‚ Joanne B. Freeman discusses the ways Alexander Hamilton has influenced American history‚ politics‚ theater and culture. She begins by explaining how historians believe the musical blurs the line between fiction and fact. Freeman then discusses how Americans’ perception of Alexander Hamilton has changed throughout different eras in history. She argues that Hamilton was not
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was an amazing and clever man but he worked for it just like he explained in this quote. Hamilton worked hard for everything he did and for all good things. It wasn’t always the most popular decision but it ended doing a lot for our government. Alexander Hamilton was a smart man who helped the government in various ways. Hamilton’s father was James Hamilton‚ and his mother Rachel Fawcett Lavien. His mother
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fall of 2015‚ the musical Hamilton made its first broad way appearance. It immediately was a hit and caused Alexander Hamilton‚ the man the show is based off of‚ to become a household name and not just one that is seen in textbooks. Besides Hamilton becoming very popular‚ so did some of the people who were associated with him. One of those people include Aaron Burr‚ the man who shot Alexander Hamilton. Burr‚ a fellow politician to Hamilton‚ had known him since college and was said to often disagree
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DBQ 4 Although Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton did fight bitterly over issues of constitutional interpretation in the 1790s; the policies if the Jeffersonian Republican Presidents Jefferson and Madison in 1801-1807 reflected the beliefs of the Federalist Hamilton. John Adams was a federalist and liked the ideas of Alexander Hamilton while James Madison was a Jeffersonian. Although‚ Adams also agreed with Madison because the Jeffersonian were changing and becoming "nearer to his system"
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that the bread was the most important part of the diet for poor Egyptians. They made bread daily from the grains that they harvested. Keep in mind that most of the poor Egyptians considered were indeed slaves. When we think of Ancient Greece‚ Alexander the Great is a great example of the powerful rulers through Greece’s history. He became king of Macedonia when his father‚ King Philip II died in 336 B.C.E. He was only twenty when he became king‚ but Alexander’s father groomed him well for his
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