Alexander the Great and Greek Culture

The Hellenistic Period

By: Wesley Wu

The Greek Empire

Alexander the GreatUnder his amazing

rule, Greek culture and influence spread to the east as far as India, and as far south as Egypt.

His kingdom covered a lot, and Greek culture was spread.

The Hellenistic PeriodThis was a new wave

of Greek colonization that established Greek cities in Asia and Africa.

This was after the fall of the Persian Empire.

Review #1- Alexander the Great had his empire spread

over a very large area.- It reached from Egypt to West India

ArchitectureAs you can see, the

building on the top is from Greece, and the one below is from Egypt. Greek architecture is clearly present in Egypt.

The main form of Greek art that has survived the centuries, are coins, mosaics, pottery, and sculpture.

Art

Greek AlphabetAs you can see, the

Greek alphabet was not lost, and its influence is seen in most of the romantic languages.

EducationThe goal of the Greek

was to train everyone in the aspects of both war and peace.

The Greek Kingdoms

Effects of Greek OccupationMany countries that were taken over during

Alexander’s empire adopted their religion, or at least integrated some aspect of it into their own.

AssesmentHow far did Alexander’s emipre reach?

In which two aspects did the Greeks teach in?

Name three modern day things that are influenced by the Hellenistic Period.

To Egypt and West India.

Peace and War

Alphabet, Architecture, Art (the 3 A’s)