Alexander the Great

His Father

• King Philip
• Goal was to conquer the world
• Alexander vowed to finish what his father had started when he became king

Conquests

• Defeated Persia
• Conquered Egypt and founded a city at the mouth of the Nile(Alexandria)

Conquests(continued)

• India and the Indus River Valley
• Did not fight in India
• Died of disease on the way home

The Spread of Greek Culture

• Alexander's conquests spread his culture, Helenistic culture, all across his new empire.

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