and did not name another King of Macedonia. The Macedonian Empire disappeared after his death. Alexander made an impact on history by conquering what was called the Civilized World. Alexander wanted one empire with the same beliefs. He brought Greek ideas and culture to all the countries he conquered. Alexander respected traditions, customs and the people in the countries he was in. Alexander treated the wife and children of the ruler of
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Alexander the Great By the end of the fifth century Macedonia started emerging as a kingdom of importance amongst the greek world. Its ruler Phillip II had built an efficient army which turned Macedonia into a military force that defeated the Greek's at the battle of Chaeronea in 338 B.C.E. Now Phillip was free to focus his ambition's on conquering Persia. He would never have that opportunity, Phillip was assassinated before he could undertake the invasion of Asia. Alexander the Great was only
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heroes nowadays. Multiple hit movies and books have their storylines based on the steps of Campbell’s ideas. The call to action is the very first step in the hero’s journey. Achilles, the main character of Troy, is called to fight for Agamemnon, the Greek king who wanted to destroy Troy, his only opposition. But Achilles refuses to fight for him, because he is disgusted by Agamemnon. This is the refusal to the call, another stage in the Hero’s Journey. But Achilles is convinced by Odysseus and Achilles
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Byzantine Empire, and was relatively prosperous during the Crusades, as they benefitted from Italian trade. After a long period of decline under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Athens reemerged in the 19th century as the capital of the independent Greek state. Tradition relates that Sparta was founded by its first king, Lacedaemon, son of Zeus and Taygete, who named the city after his wife, the daughter of Eurotas, around 1000 BCE. Some eighty years after the Trojan War, according to the traditional
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Alexander was born to Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias, in 356 B.C. Phillip II was the king of Macedonia until he was assassinated in 330 BC. Phillip knew that one day Alexander would succeed him so he did much to prepare him for a military and political future. Alexander became king in 336 b.c. when Phillip was assassinated. More importantly, Alexander did many things in his life to deserve the great status. Firstly, Alexander is recognized for his period of conquest and his ability to fight
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Art in ancient Greece during the classical period was identified by the more idealized and naturalistic bodies depicted in the sculptures, compared to the Archaic period that came before it. While vase paintings during the time weren’t nearly as naturalistic, they still displayed idealized figures that exemplified the period. Mythology was a common subject matter of both the sculptures and vase paintings. The object found at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, The
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Document Analysis Historical Context: The author's name is Herodotus. The document was composed in 5th century B.C.E. The purpose of the document was a history piece to understand the Massagetae people and how they battled with the resources that were given to them and their customs of how they treated one another in marriage or when one died. Summary: The document says that Cyprus had intended to conquer Massagetae who were a powerful nation with an army that utilized in brass or gold to forge
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superstitious ritual but a form of calisthenics by which they were building awe-inspiring physical strength and endurance. (C) The Greeks took calisthenics seriously not only as a form of military discipline and strength, but also as an artistic expression of movement and an aesthetically ideal physique. Indeed, the term calisthenics itself is derived from the Greek words for beauty and strength. We know from historical records and images from pottery, mosaics and sculptures of the period that the
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My Modest Proposal It has come to my attention that the marking period is coming to an end. I am sure we all know what that means; it is time to finalize and lock those grade in for report cards. However, many kids tremble during this short period of time because they have grades that are not up to par. The biggest reason being is simple: zeros. Yes, you heard me, zeros. Plenty of students that are struggling with their grades are intelligent and hard working. They get high grades
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The Axial Age has become a popular term among scholars, where there were a lot of influential ideas occurring at this particular time for the 500 years roughly up to the Christian era. The areas where the sages and schools unfolded were stretched axislike across Eurasia and ideas spread not only in the originated area but also all over the world. Since the disciples wrote down their teaching, there is a lot of physical evidence of the body of texts that survived that is now used as a guide and reference
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