Alexander the Great - Ancient Greece for Kids - 2 views
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Garth Holman on 18 Nov 15So, He shared the Greek Culture to any area he conquered. This cultural diffusion so became called Hellenistic Culture (Greek Like)
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Alexander had many teachers, one of which was Aristotle.
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Alexander had many teachers, one of which was Aristotle.
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Alexander never lost a battle, never, not even one
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became ill and died. He was only 32 years old.
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It was Alexander who spread the Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean
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culture might not have survived
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was Aristotle.
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Alexander had many teachers
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He loved the Greeks.
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and interesting and talented
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Aristotle thought the Greeks were clever
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Aristotle had a grea
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effect on Alexander and what he believed.
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taught all the people he conquered about the ancient Greeks
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shared their stories, their myths, their gods, their language - just as he had been taught.
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It was Alexander who spread the Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean.
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He believed in the Greek gods
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However, there is no denying that Alexander changed the world.
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When he finally came home, his dad got him a job in the royal court in nearby Macedonia as a tutor to the young prince Alexander.
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They taught him the art of war. Artistotle taught him to admire and respect the Greek culture. Artistotle was only Alexander's tutor for 3 years, but he had an enormous affect on the young prince, so much so that Alexander soon convinced himself that his father, King Phillip II of Macedonia, was not his real father at all.
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Alexander was 19 years old, his father (King Phillip II) was assassinated. Alexander took over as king of Macedonia in 336 BC. Alexander quickly pulled together all of Macedonia under his leadership.
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Alexander turned his attention to the massive Persian Empire.
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By the time Alexander was 25 years old, against incredible odds, and in only six years, Alexander had become not only the king of Macedonia, but also the leader of the Greeks, overlord of Asia Minor, pharaoh of Egypt, and the great king of Persia.
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Alexander led his army a further 11,000 miles, founding over 70 cities and creating an empire that stretched across three continents, and covered around two million square miles. The entire area from Greece in the west, north to the Danube, and south into Egypt, and as far to the east as the Indian Punjab, was linked together in a vast international network of trade and commerce. This network was united by a common Greek language and culture."
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As a scholar, Alexander felt it was his mission to spread the Greek culture.
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schools everywhere he went to teach Greek philosophy and the Greek language.
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Alexander adopted many of the customs of the local people he conquered, blending their culture with the Greek culture.
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established hospitals, built fortified cities, and created the largest library in the ancient world at Alexandria.
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but he never lost a battle.
