Alexander The Great

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What did Alexander, a Macedonian prince whose father conquered Greece, love?

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Greek culture and practiced the Greek religion.

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Alexander _________ and founded 70 cities.

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never lost a battle

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He marched his military as far South as Egypt and East as far as

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the Indus River valley.

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Alexander did not take over civilizations to eliminate them. Instead,

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he was interested in new cultures and allowed people that surrendered to him to live as they please.

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If a city did not surrender to Alexander he would

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conquer and severely punish them

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Because Alexander left troops everywhere he conquered land, and because he purposefully spread Greek culture, he is

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the reason that so many cultures today still reflect Greek art and architecture.

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Hellenization =

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The spread of Greek culture

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What was a social impact Alexander had on the people he conquered?

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He taught them Greek culture while allowing them to keep their own culture.

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What was a political effect that Alexander had on the people he conquered?

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Everyone that Alexander conquered became a part of the Macedonian empire.