Alexander the Great and the Spread of Hellenistic Culture

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Take your best guess... what do you think is happening in this video?

What does the blue represent?

Answer: The Conquests of
Alexander the Great

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How long do you think it took him to conquer all that land/all those empires?

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How experienced do you think someone would have to be to conquer all that land so quickly? How old do you think Alexander was?

Alexander the Great was obsessed with Ancient Greek culture because he grew up learning about it and saw it as something amazing and powerful. His teacher, the famous philosopher Aristotle, taught him about Greek philosophy, art, and science, which made him admire the culture even more.

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What civilization's culture did Alexander greatly admire?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Mesopotamia

• Ancient Egypt

​Alexander believed that spreading Greek ideas—like how they organized their cities, their love for learning, and their way of thinking—would make the world better. So, as he traveled and conquered new lands, he wanted to bring Greek culture with him. This mix of different cultures with Greek ideas created something called "Hellenistic culture,"

Hellenistic culture is what happened when Greek culture mixed with the cultures of Egypt, Persia, India, and other places that Alexander the Great conquered. After he created his huge empire, people from different lands started sharing ideas, art, and traditions, creating a new kind of culture.

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What is Hellenistic Culture?

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What is Hellenistic culture?

• the spread of Greek culture with other cultures Alexander conquered

• The complete takeover of Greek culture around the world

• The process of erasing Greek culture from the world

• Banning Greece from spreading their culture

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Why do you think I had you look at all of these cities, statues, places named after and honoring Alexander the Great?

Located in Turkey

The Altar of Zeus at Pergamon

Located in Jordan

​​Tombs at Petra

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What type of Hellenistic culture is shown in this picture?

• Art

• Architecture

• Literature

• Philosophy

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What type of Hellenistic culture is being shown in this picture?

• Architecture

• Art

• Literature

• Philosophy