Alexander the great was a general in the macedonian army and he was the king of macedonia and then he created an empire that was called alexandria. He conquered the persian empire and his dad king philip the second was assassinated and then Alexander had to become king. “ alexander conquered most of the known world of his time. His empire stretched from ‚macedonia to persia to egypt to the north - western border of india.” “In large-heartedness‚ Alexander always looked to set an example to others
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Dictionary defines “great” as‚ “remarkable in magnitude‚ degree‚ or effectiveness; chief or preeminent over others.” Alexander the Great was born to Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ in July of 356 BC. Alexander was quickly exposed to a militaristic lifestyle. When his father‚ Phillip II died‚ Alexander started his reign at just 20 years old‚ already with military experience. Alexander would then go on to create the largest empire at the time‚ earning himself the title‚ “the Great.” Giving any individual
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empires great‚ or created controversy and division‚ included Darius I of Persia‚ Alexander the Great of Greece‚ and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. These three individuals helped drastically develop their nations
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Alexander the Great’s Distribution of Culture Someone who has abilities above the normal or average person is considered great. In this case‚ were talking about Alexander the infamous Greek invader. Alexander the Great was a man of conquest and curiosity. By the age of twenty he had already conquered many of his local Grecian city states and had established himself as a leader. His desire to conquer and explore grew as he aged. As he travelled he took along with him the morals and customs of
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to learn at his dream school. He spent most of his free time pumping iron‚ so much so that he became the size of the world’s strongest man‚ The Mountain. He could barely turn his head due to the size of his shoulders and when he sneezed‚ the whole world shook! One day‚ Forrest changed his mind about weight lifting and slowly shrank to the size of a 12-year-old boy. His skin was so stretched out from weight lifting that he could spread his arms and legs to look like a flying
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Zach Saliba World History W/F B-Block 2/10/11 Thesis: Alexander the Great was a ruler that completely abused his power as a King‚ and led his life in a very arête way. Major Points 1. Unnecessary destruction of city-states. 2. Excessive torture of victims. 3. Unprepared to young and to focused on being a great warrior like Achilles so much that he slept with the Iliad at night. Evidence 1. Alexander destroyed the birthplace of Achilles and many other city-states.(Text Book)
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Alexander was completely unstoppable. He conquered four countries in his lifetime‚ and a bunch of land! And it is said‚ that if his own men hadn’t of said no to going any farther‚ he would have conquered all of Europe and Asia. He conquered the Thebans while holding off a rebellion. He conquered the Egyptians peacefully. He conquered Persia and India brilliantly also. There is no doubt that Alexander was great. He is called‚ Alexander “The Great”. The first country that Alexander conquered was the
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person in the world has a motive for something‚ whether for materialistic things or for survival purposes‚ people will always be motivated to do something to gain something. Alexander the Great was no different. He was raised by both his parents‚ however at times unbeknownst to him‚ his parents had motives of their own regarding what they wanted from Alexander. Additionally with his father’s background of military and “Hellenic Alliance” (Lane Fox‚ p.229) it is not hard to see that Alexander was immensely
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The leader of the Macedonian empire in ‚ Alexander the Great was feverishly expanding his empire when in 333 B.C.E he crossed paths with the mighty Persian Empire led by King Darius. The subsequent battles between the two sides are very nuanced and are recanted in different fashions by the different parties. The goal of this analysis is to decipher some of the accounts of the battles and attempt to piece together what the actual events may have been. In this analysis‚ we will be focusing on
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Malcolm X changed the world with his fight with the civil rights movement and the Islam religion. The civil right movement was the fight for African Americans to have equal access to opportunities as does any other U.S citizen. He was also an important leader to the Islamic culture. He became one of the most well known and influential human rights activists in history. Malcolm Little was born on May 19th 192 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Malcolm’s mother‚ Louise Norton Little worked from home to support her
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