Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king born in July of 356 BC. He was the son of King Philip and Queen Olympia‚ and was tutored by Aristotle throughout his teenage years. He later went on to become King of Macedonia after his father’s death at eighteen. He led military campaigns across the middle east and south Asia‚ but why was Alexander so important? How did he change the world? Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia in 356 BC to King Philip
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Alexander the Great’s actions and decisions have significantly impacted upon the world during his time‚ ultimately leaving behind a legacy that can be affiliated with the westernization of the globe. He helped bring the western civilization‚ which included the scientific and liberal thinking of the Greeks to much of the rest of the world. He introduced a study of science for science’s sake to the nations and he is also considered as one of the most successful military commanders in history‚ for by
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Alexander was a great leader even though some people commonly think that he was a sword wielding tyrant. Alexander was a great leader because he respected the beliefs of other people‚ had a great respect for knowledge‚ and he was a superior strategist in battle. He was so great that he was almost able to conquer the whole known world. Alexanders respect of other people’s beliefs was one of the biggest reasons he is considered great. While other conquerors in this time period‚ like the persians‚ would
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military power.” However‚ a successful emperor‚ such as Alexander the Great‚ Ashoka‚ and Han Wudi‚ did not gain the political control of the conquered regions through military force‚ but adopted more complicated and efficient methods such as controlling or eliciting peoples’s thoughts through education‚ making strict laws and assimilation—adapting cultures of conquered areas as well as diffusing its own culture
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The Comparison of who better deserves the title of “The Great” Phillip II or Alexander Ashlee Rioux HIST 101 Dr. Paul Baxa 12/9/2013 Intro: The common definition for the term “great” consists of being considerably above average or above normal. Normal can mean different things to different cultures and societies. For example‚ in the early years‚ having kings‚ the power to rule‚ and killing several thousands to accomplish this was normal to some‚ as
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History Alexander the Great had what it took to become a great leader. He had culture‚ intelligence‚ and bravery. He was a leader who believed in his people and even granted military favors to his army. As a towering figure in ancient history‚ Alexander came close to conquering the entire civilized world of his day. He was one of the greatest military geniuses in history. (100 Interesting and Amazing Things About Alexander the Great). Alexander had great control in every aspect of his life. The
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7/16/12 Heat of Fusion Heat of Fusion for Ice Introduction: This lab report is a step by step process in calculating the heat of fusion for ice and to compare the differences between salt added to room temperature water and salt added to icy water. To calculate heat of fusion‚ one must understand heat of fusion. Heat of fusion is the amount of heat required to convert a mass of a solid at its melting point into a liquid without an increase in temperature. As difficult as this may sound‚
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Apprentice! Over the course of the semester your company‚ Flavour Fusion‚ will be responsible for exporting a new line of non-alcoholic beverages from Canada to a country outside of North America. You are planning to pitch the new line of beverage and the country you would like to sell it to at the semi-annual International Beverage Fair that your CEO (Mrs. O’Donnell) will be hosting. Your CEO‚ along with the employees of Flavour Fusion will be voting to select the winning beverage to export and
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with him‚ and say that it is much better to be loved then hated. There are certain people‚ like Alexander the Great and Caesar who were loved when they ruled‚ there is human nature that affects the way people respond to things‚ and how a prince treats his people. Through out the ages there have been many good and bad rulers. Some of them ruler by fear‚ but some‚ like Caesar and Alexander the Great ruled by love. Caesar made most of Rome happy by giving them more rights and freedom to do what
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Q- To what extent did Alexander lll reverse the reforms of his predecessor‚ Alexander ll. Alexander lll did reverse many of the reforms his predecessor Alexander ll made in Russia‚ but he did not reverse them all. He did not reverse the reforms that where aimed at improving the economy. One reform that Alexander lll didn’t reverse was the freedom of the serfs. Alexander ll emancipated the serfs during his reign in 1861‚ he did this so Russia’s economy can grow‚ and become more like a western country
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