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5.4 Alexander-Empire Builder
I. Philip Builds Macedonia’s Power• Macedonia’s location
– 1. • A. Philip’s Army• Philip becomes king
– a. age:– b. date:
• Philip’s unbeatable army= 2 fighting groups– a.– b.
Just North of Greece
23 yrs old359 BC
Phalanx
Calvary
Demosthenes, an Athenian
orator tried to warn the
Geeks of the threat that Philip & his army posed
Before Philip
After Philip
B. Conquest of Greece• 1. Two Greek city-states joined forces against Philip
– a.– b.
• 2. Result of their effort– a.
• 3. Circumstances surrounding Philip’s death– a.
• 4. Philips successor– a.
Athens
Thebes
Too late; Philip takes control
Stabbed to death at daughters’ wedding
His son Alexander
II. Alexander Defeats Persia
• A. Invasion of Persia• 1. Location where the 2 forces met
–a.• 2. The defeated Persian king
–b.
Granicus River
Darius III
B. Alexander’s Ambitions Grow• 1. Darius’ offer to Alexander
– a. • 2. Alexander is welcomed in Egypt & found the
great city of:
– b.
Western 1/3 of the Persian Empire
Alexandria (famous for a huge stone lighthouse)
C.Conquering the Persian Empire•1. The two powers meet in Mesopotamia•2. Results of the battle
–a Alexander takes control of all of Persia
III.Alexander’s OtherConquestsA. Alexander in India
•1. Alexander wins a fierce battle in the Indus River Valley but morale was low
–a. years spent fighting & miles marched
•1.
•2.
11 years
11,000 miles
Granicus
Issus
GaugamelaHydaspes
•2. Alexander’s Death
–a. Died of a “fever” just before turning 33
B. Alexander’s Legacy• 1. The 3 strongest generals divide the empire
– a. Antigonus controls• 1.
– b. Ptolemy controls• 1.
– c. Secleucus controls• 1.
Macedonia
Egypt
Most of the old Persian Empire•2. Alexander’s conquests encouraged the birth of a
vibrant new culture that mixed a blend of Greek, Egyptian, & Eastern customs
–a. Hellenistic Culture
IV. Hellenistic Culture• A. Astronomy
– 1. Estimated that the
– 2. Incorrectly placed the at the center of the solar system
– 3. Computed the• A. 28,000-29,000 miles (24,860)
• B. Math & Physics– 1.
– 2.
–sun was larger
than the earth
earth
circumference of the earth
Euclid- Geometry- “The Elements”
Archimedes- Invented Archimedes screw & compound pulley, Estimated the value of pi
• C. Philosophy– 1. Stoicism
• a. try to live in harmony with god
• b.
– 2. Epicureanism• a. the gods don’t care
about people• b.
Human desires are dangerous distractions
it’s ok to pursue human pleasures
realism
•D. Art–1. Hellenistic artists will use more
Classical Art-the art of ancient Greece and Rome,
in which harmony, order, and balance were emphasized
Artimis
Alexander the Great
Hellenistic Art-referring to the art of the Greek
world from the rein of Alexander the Great to the late
second century; More realistic/ more emotion than
classical art
Phillip
Alter to Zeus
Nike (Winged
Victory) of Sommthrace
Classical or Hellenistic?
Themae Boxer
Massimo
Apollo
Venus de Milo
Aphrodite &
Hercules
Gaul killing himself
5.4 Alexander-Empire Builder
I. Philip Builds Macedonia’s Power• Macedonia’s location
– 1. • A. Philip’s Army• Philip becomes king
– a. age:– b. date:
• Philip’s unbeatable army= 2 fighting groups– a.– b.
Just North of Greece
23 yrs old359 BC
Phalanx
Calvary
Demosthenes, an Athenian
orator tried to warn the
Geeks of the threat that Philip & his army posed
Before Philip
After Philip
B. Conquest of Greece• 1. Two Greek city-states joined forces against Philip
– a.– b.
• 2. Result of their effort– a.
• 3. Circumstances surrounding Philip’s death– a.
• 4. Philips successor– a.
Athens
Thebes
Too late; Philip takes control
Stabbed to death at daughters’ wedding
His son Alexander
II. Alexander Defeats Persia
• A. Invasion of Persia• 1. Location where the 2 forces met
–a.• 2. The defeated Persian king
–b.
Granicus River
Darius III
B. Alexander’s Ambitions Grow• 1. Darius’ offer to Alexander
– a. • 2. Alexander is welcomed in Egypt & found the
great city of:
– b.
Western 1/3 of the Persian Empire
Alexandria (famous for a huge stone lighthouse)
C.Conquering the Persian Empire•1. The two powers meet in Mesopotamia•2. Results of the battle
–a Alexander takes control of all of Persia
III.Alexander’s OtherConquestsA. Alexander in India
•1. Alexander wins a fierce battle in the Indus River Valley but morale was low
–a. years spent fighting & miles marched
•1.
•2.
11 years
11,000 miles
Granicus
Issus
GaugamelaHydaspes
•2. Alexander’s Death
–a. Died of a “fever” just before turning 33
B. Alexander’s Legacy• 1. The 3 strongest generals divide the empire
– a. Antigonus controls• 1.
– b. Ptolemy controls• 1.
– c. Secleucus controls• 1.
Macedonia
Egypt
Most of the old Persian Empire•2. Alexander’s conquests encouraged the birth of a
vibrant new culture that mixed a blend of Greek, Egyptian, & Eastern customs
–a. Hellenistic Culture
Classical Art-the art of ancient Greece and Rome,
in which harmony, order, and balance were emphasized
Artimis
Alexander the Great
Hellenistic Art-referring to the art of the Greek
world from the rein of Alexander the Great to the late
second century; More realistic/ more emotion than
classical art
Phillip
Alter to Zeus
Nike (Winged
Victory) of Sommthrace
Classical or Hellenistic?
Themae Boxer
Massimo
Apollo
Venus de Milo
Aphrodite &
Hercules
Gaul killing himself