Alexander's Empire
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BACKGROUND
- Alexander from macedonia, north of greece, kingdom of farmers and herders, looked down on by greece.
- Alexander was the son of the macedonian king phillip
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FOUNDING
- Alexander took over after phillip was assassinated when alexander was 20
- Alexander was educated by aristole
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ORGANIZATION
- Alexander keeps persian bureaucratic system in place
- As alexander conqured more land he extended his system
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TRADE
- Alexander used experts to create roads and systems to increase trade
- Alexander was one of thr first rulers to develope a group of experts to help plan trade routes and systems
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RELIGION
- Alexanders mother told him that his father was the greek god, apollo
- Alexander requires his subjects to lie down before him
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DECLINE/FALL
- Alexander tries his army with 10 years conquest
- Alexander dies in babylon in 323 B.C.E, battle wounds, fever and illness
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SUMMARY
- Empire centralized on powerful emperor figure, alexander
- Alexander used already existing systems to control territory and trade
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