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Alexander the Great

Who is he?

• Alexander, known as the Great Greek, was not Greek. He was a Macedonian prince.

• Macedonia was an empire located to the north of Greece.

Alexander the Student

• Alexander had many teachers– Aristotle – Aristotle was also born in Macedonia.

• However, Aristotle lived in Greece for a really long time.

• He believed in the Greek gods.

• knew Greek history and the Greek language and Greek theatre.

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Aristotle and Alexander

• Aristotle thought the Greeks were clever and interesting and talented, and he spoke of his admiration for the Greeks many times to his student, the young prince, Alexander

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Alexander and war…

• Alexander had other teachers, – teachers that taught him how to wage war and how to

conquer other people.

• His teachers tried to teach him that a Macedonian king was not merciful. – But Alexander disagreed.

• When his father died, and Alexander became king, he allowed every culture he conquered the opportunity to rule themselves

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Alexander and war…

• All he asked was that they be loyal to Alexander.

• He taught all the people he conquered about the ancient Greeks – he shared their stories, their myths, their gods,

their language - just as he had been taught.

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Alexander and war…

• Alexander never lost a battle

• By the age of 32, he conquered the entire Mediterranean region, and into the Indus River region.

• He probably would have kept going, but one day, he became ill and died. He was only 32 years old.

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Alexander’s Legacy

• Alexander spread Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean. – Without Alexander, that culture might not have

survived.

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