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He was Alexander the great, not the Greek. He was a Macedonian. After his death, his empire was split and these ensuing Hellenistic (like Greek) kingdoms were taken over by his generals. After much fighting between them, this settled down to Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and Pergamon.
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Why did the Persian Empire decline?
It was progressively swallowed up by Alexander the Great, and on his death was divided up between his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms and given a veneer of Greek culture.
Where did Alexander spread Greek culture?
He began throughout the empire he took over from the Persians. As he died young, little had been achieved, other than the upper classes. The empire broke up into separate kingdoms which had a veneer of Greek culture - Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Pergamon.
What caused the decline of the Persian Empire?
The assault by Alexander the Great, who replaced the empire with his own Macedonian Empire. It was split up into several Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander's death.
Who conquered the Persian Empire and what did it accomplish?
Alexander the Great. After his death it was divided up amongst his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms (Macedonia, Egypt, Syria etc). These kingdoms, apart from fighting amongst each other, introduced a veneer of Greek civilisation in northeast Africa, eastern Europe and the Middle East for a few hundred years.
Where was Cleopatra from?
By origin she was from Greek, her great grandfather was a general in Alexander the Great's army and when he died his empire was split up Ptolemy got Egypt. Also Cleopatra was the only one in her family line who bothered to learn the Egyptian tongue.
How did the Greek empire end?
The Romans turned up but really the only time the Greek empire was important and prosperous was when Alexander the great was King. So there really really was a greek empire only when Alexander was King. Did you know Alexander the Great had Epilepsy.
Why didn't the democratic ideas of Greek city-states spread throughout the empire of Alexander the Great?
Democracy in the Greek world was short lived - Alexander himself was running an empire with no democracy, and his successors set themselves up as kings. No room for democracy there.
Why didn't the democratic ideas of Greek city-states spread throughout the the empire of Alexander the great?
Democracy in the Greek world was short lived - Alexander himself was running an empire with no democracy, and his successors set themselves up as kings. No room for democracy there.
What is the name of the next empire after the Greek empire?
There was no Greek empire - the Greek world comprised hundreds of independent city states stretching around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. There was a Macedonian Empire established by Alexander the Great out of the Persian Empire, but it split up after his death in 323 BCE. Rome established an empire after it defeated Carthage in 202 BCE.
What changes did Alexander's conquests bring in their wake?
The adoption of Greek culture by the upper class, the break up of the Persian Empire into Hellenistic Kingdoms by Alexander's generals and successors, and a plague of Greek opportunistic bagmen who swarmed in to profit from the takeover.
What was the main weakness of the Roman empire?
Ancient Greece itself had no real weakness, since each individual city-states makes up for the weakness of another. For example, Spartan had a horrible political system, with oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy all together, yet Athens' democracy more than makes up for Spartan's political weakness. On the other hand, Spartan military make the whole Greece military seem stronger.
Why did the Persian Empire decline?
It was progressively swallowed up by Alexander the Great, and on his death was divided up between his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms and given a veneer of Greek culture.
Which Greek period marked the end of political independence?
The Hellenistic period after Alexander's death, when his empire was divided up by his generals, who established the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
What were the cultural consequences of Alexander the great empire?
He attempted to introduce Greek culture across the empire which he took from the Persians. He had not made much progress at the time of his early death, an although his successors kept up a pretence, it was superficial, confined to the upper classes, the Greek carpet-baggers who poured in, and the Macedonian rulers of the successor kingdoms.
Where did Alexander spread Greek culture?
He began throughout the empire he took over from the Persians. As he died young, little had been achieved, other than the upper classes. The empire broke up into separate kingdoms which had a veneer of Greek culture - Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Pergamon.
What caused the decline of the Persian Empire?
The assault by Alexander the Great, who replaced the empire with his own Macedonian Empire. It was split up into several Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander's death.
Why is it called the Hellenistic period?
The period after Alexander was known as the Hellenistic age. His generals divided his empire up between them and continued Alexander's policy of introducing Greek culture to the conquered lands. The generals set themselves up as kings of their territory - we call them today the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
