Alexander the Great

During Phillip’s time

macedonia was stronger the athens and thebes combined

Phillip was gunna take over persia but got assasinated and his son alexander got into power

Alexander’s wartime

he organized forces to take over persia

he conquered the strait and continued moving through persia

before he could capture him, the emperor of persia was murdered

doldiers refused to move on past india and alexander reluctantly agreed

alexander’s death

died to fever and left his empire to the “strongest”

“strongest” could not be decided so they left it to 3 men and divided it unevenly

alex spread greek culture around all of his land which is a lasting achivement

his empire

had many cities named after him

anexandria was where the culture was the most blended

education was v important so they built a museum that had a library of all the scrolls of all knowledge so far in human history

women had more rights

• could leave home

• learned to read and write

• could rule

pharos

big lighthouse 350 ft tall

new ideas

stoicism

• every1 equal

• accept ur life

• protect rights of others

Pythagorean theorem

Eulicid: The elements written about geometry

Artistarchus: heliocentric

eratosthenes: earth round (accurately calc circumference)

Archimedes: Physics to make practical inventions (machines of war, his screw)

Hippocrates: looked for causes and cures of illnesses (has a doctors oath named after him)

after alex

rome became main dominant pwr in medditerranian

greek ideas still carry on today

• critical thinking

• self-examination

• US study greek gov