Phillip II of Macedonia

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Phillip II of Macedonia
This is King Phillips image engraved into a
Macedonian coin.
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Vocabulary

• Hostage A person held by an enemy until the
  enemies demands are met
• Phalanx A military formation where the soldiers
  ine up close together and overlap shields.

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Vocabulary

• Alliances partnerships that benefit both or all
  members
• Orator public speaker

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Vocabulary

• Barbaroi The Greek word for people that did not
  speak Greek or follow Geek ways of living.

This is where we get the word barbarian
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Vocabulary

• Emigrate move to another place

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Macedonia
King Phillip came from Macedonia into Greece
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King Phillip II of Macedonia

• As a child, he was held hostage by the Greeks.
  During this time, he learned to love Greek
  culture.
• He felt that Greek democracy was weak

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King Phillip of Macedonia

• Phillip improved the Macedonian Army by
• Providing more training
• Creating the phalanx
• Conquered Greece by
• Causing city-states to fight each other
• Formed alliances by marrying the daughters of
  Greek leaders (he had 6 or 7 wives!!!)

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King Phillip of Macedonia

• Demosthenes (D mahs the knees) the orator warned
  the Greeks that Phillip was bad, but they didnt
  listen.
• At the Battle of Chaeronea (ker uh knee uh), he
  defeated the Greeks and took control of Greece
• In 336 B.C. he was assassinated

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Phillip II Review

• Using your notes from the presentation and your
  text book answer the following questions
• Why was Phillip able to defeat the Greek
  city-states?
• Who was Demosthenes?

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Phillip II Review
Phillip II achievements
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Alexander the Great

• Alexander the Great was the son of Phillip II.
• He was a commander in his fathers army.
• He was one of the greatest generals of all time
  and he conquered more territory than any other
  empire.
• As a general, he never lost a battle.

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Alexander the Great

• He was more than a great warrior, he was also
  intelligent and loved to learn.
• He
• Was a student of Aristotle
• Included philosophers and scientists in his army
• Collected plant and animal samples and sent them
  to Aristotle to be classified.

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Alexander the Great

• Alexanders Empire

Alexanders empire stretched from Europe (Greece
and Macedonia), South throught Egypt, and East
into Asia.
Alexanders capital was Babylon
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Alexanders Empire

• To unite the world in a peaceful empire,
  Alexander
• Took Persians into his army
• Married a Persian woman
• Followed the Persian custom of claiming to be a
  god and requiring worship.

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Alexanders Empire

• He FAILED because
• The Greeks would not worship hime and did not
  like the equal treatment he was giving the
  Persians (They considered them babaroi)

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Alexandria

• The most famous city of Alexanders empire was
  Alexandria, in Egypt.
• Alexandria was a great place of learning, and had
  the largest library in the ancient world.
• The lighthouse at Alexandria
• was considered one of the 7
• wonders of the ancient world.

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After Alexander

• He died in his capital at Babylon at the age of
  33.
• After he died, his 3 most powerful general split
  up his empire.
• Sparta and Athens became independent again.

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After Alexander

• Greek language spread around the world.
• Greek law, coins, and culture began to be used by
  people around the world.
• Because Alexander had such a large empire, trade
  grew around the world.

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After Alexander

• The Greek city-states were not as strong as they
  once were.
• The Greek people emigrated around the world and
  the city-states lost their influence.

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Alexander the Great
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Alexander The Great

• How did Alexander help spread Greek culture?
• True or False? The spread of Greek culture and
  Alexanders conquests helped trade to grow
  throughout Europe and Asia
• Which empire became more powerful as the Greeks
  became less powerful?