Warm Up

• Copy HW

• Grab your white packet, skip the first two pages and rip out the next three about Alexander the Great

• Leave the packet neatly on the bottom shelf

• Make them pages 39,40 and 41 of your notebook

• Grab a Red textbook and read page 313 and complete the preview section of your new page 39

Essential Questions

• How do culture and technology reflect values?

• How can societies use what they have learned from the past?

• What happens when different cultures interact with one another?

A great ruler…

Macedonia

Timeline

• 404 B.C.E.• Sparta wins the Pelp.War

• 338 B.C.E.• King Philip had conquered most of the Greek mainland

• 336 B.C.E.• Alexander takes the thrown

• 334 B.C.E• Teamwork

Alexander’s Empire

Alexander the Great

Alexander Spread Greek Ideas!

• Built cities w/ Greek architectural style

• Government officials had to speak Greek

• Temples devoted to the Greek gods

• Promoted education, fitness and the theater

Religion helped unite the empire!

• Honored gods of all the lands he conquered

• Visited the oracles to show respect to the gods

• Promoted himself as a god

Alexander showed respect to other cultures by adopting some of their customs.

• Allowed Persians to continue their type of government

• Used Persian greeting and even dressed like a Persian King

• Encourage inter culture marriages

Why did Alexander’s empire fall?

• After he died in 323 B.C.E….

Settlers left his citiesCities fell into ruinHis general fought for controlHis land was divided into 3 kingdoms

Greek power faded, but their culture lived on!!!!

Closure-Battle!!!!