BELLWORK

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BELLWORK

• Read pgs. 63-65 and answer the following
• What were Philip IIs goals as king of Macedonia?
  Which ones were accomplished?
• Who was Alexander the Great? How did he expand
  his empire?
• What was Alexanders main goal as king of
  Macedonia? How did he accomplish this?
• What happened to the empire after Alexanders
  death?
• What are the characteristics of Hellenistic
  culture?

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Macedonia

• In the early 400s B.C., the Persians under both
  Darius I and Xerxes I tried to conquer the Greek
  city-states, but failed. 150 years later, the
  Macedonians made a similar attempt and
  succeeded!

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Macedonia

• Macedonia was a separate empire (city-state)
  north of Greece.
• In 359BC, Philip II became king of Macedonia.
• Three goals
• Create a strong army
• Unify the Greek city-states under Macedonian rule
• Destroy the Persian Empire

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The Macedonians

• Philip organized his infantry into phalanxes.
• Each phalanx consisted of rows of soldiers
  carrying shields and swords forming a solid
  wall.
• The Greek city-states, weakened by the
  Peloponnesian War, could not defend themselves.
• By 338BC, the Macedonians controlled almost all
  of Greece.

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The Macedonians

• Next on Philips list was to wage war against
  Persia, until.
• HE WAS MURDERED!!!
• He was killed by Pausanias, one of his
  bodyguards.
• His son Alexander, later known as Alexander the
  Great, took over the throne.

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Ancient Greece Cartoon Strip

• The rest of class today (and some of Monday),you
  will create an 8-panel cartoon strip.
• The purpose of this cartoon strip is to review
  over the major aspects of ancient Greece from the
  beginnings of their civilization until the fall
  of Macedonia.
• This is worth 40 points.

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Alexander the Great Reading

• Alexander the Great was one of the most
  influential rulers in the world.
• To learn more about him, you are going to read
  pgs. 63-65 and answer the following 8 questions
  in your notes. (continue on with your Macedonia
  notes)
• Since these are your notes, you need to answer
  the questions in complete sentences!
• What you do not finish is homework! Be ready to
  discuss!

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Alexander the Great (pgs.63-65)

1. What happened when Alexander went to war with
   Persia?
2. What other lands did Alexander conquer?
3. What was Alexanders main goal as king of
   Macedonia?
4. How did Alexander try to combine Greek and
   Persian cultures?
5. What happened to the land after Alexanders
   death?
6. What are the characteristics of Hellenistic
   culture?
7. How is Hellenistic art different from ancient
   Greek art?
8. What advances did scientists in the Hellenistic
   period make?

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Alexander the Great - Newscast

• In groups of 2-3, you are going to write a brief
  one minute newscast about the growth of
  Macedonias empire.
• Get into character! Pretend you lived in the time
  period and were watching Alexander conquer
  numerous empires throughout Europe, Asia and
  Africa.
• Follow the prompt and use the orange handout as a
  reference.
• Suggestions
• Alexanders rise to power
• Alexander taking over the Persian Empire
• Alexanders expansion into Asia and Africa
• Be creative and have fun! I will select a few
  groups to perform their newscast in class
  tomorrow!