MAP

Alexander the great conquered Persia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Bactria, Anatolia, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza and other villages, this was most of the world know to the ancient Greeks.

THE END OF HIS RULING

The time of ruling for Alexander the great ended with his death at the young age of 32 in the summer of 323 BC in Babylon, Iraq while conquering the area. The cause of his death remains a mystery, many historians have tried to figure out the cause, they go from the possibility of poisoning, malaria, thyroid fever and more. He drank wine in a reunion and after a 3 day fever he passed away, his body was put in a honey bat to try to kick off decay, but was later cremated in Memphis. His empire was in a very good place when he died and continued to be so even after he died, but his successors fought for the throne and the empire was eventually divided into five parts by some of his generals.

Bibliography:

Barksdale, N. (2014). 8 Surprising Facts about Alexander the Great. Retrieved September 15, 2016, from http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/eight-surprising-facts-about-alexander-the-great

The Death of Alexander the Great, 323 BC. (n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2016, from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/alexanderdeath.htm

WHAT DID PEOPLE THINK OF HIM

People who lived under the ruling of Alexander quite liked him because he was such a good leader and people weren't afraid that they were going to be attacked as they never were in danger, but there were some who continued to hold grudges because they didn't want to be conquered, specially the persians because Alexander and his armies destroyed the persian temples in the battle, and that was extremely offensive to them, their religion and their gods, this resulted in them hating Alexander.  

Bibliography:

Ansari, P. A. (n.d.). Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes. Retrieved September 15, 2016, from http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18803290

POLICIES

Back in the homeland of Alexander, Macedonia there weren't any written laws just ancient customs that the king applied them to whatever interpretation he wanted them to be, and because Alexander grew up in that environment, he took this style enforced it into his ruling, in all the places he conquered, he would take the rules of that place and made them his own, this rules were very successful as they accommodated to the lifestyle of the people and it wasn't that much different from what the used to have before Alexander came to power. They were some rules he did made up in his head, for example anyone who betrayed him or plotted against him had to be executed, he went up to killing military leaders, close mentors and even friends because of this.

Bibliography:

@. (2009). Macedon. Retrieved September 15, 2016, from http://www.ancient.eu/macedon/

METHODS TO ESTABLISH CONTROL

Alexander the Great used various methods to establish control throughout his whole empire. When he went to other cities and places to work, he would keep his mother and sister in Macedonia to keep people there loyal to him while he was gone, in the same matter with that, when he conquered places he would respect the lifestyle and culture of the people that live there, for instance when he conquered Egypt he made sacrifices to the Egyptian gods, this is because if he respected them, the respect would be mutual and the citizens wouldn't rebel against him. What he also did was spreading fear, like when Thebes attacked him first when a rumor was spread that Alexander has dead, and when Alexander heard this, he rushed to Thebes with incredible speed and completely destroyed the city, he killed every men and also sold all the woman and children to slavery, by spreading fear, people wouldn't mess with him and this avoided lots of trouble.

Bibliography:

@. (2013). Alexander the Great. Retrieved September 15, 2016, from http://www.ancient.eu/Alexander_the_Great

The Destruction of Thebes. (n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2016, from http://thegreatcommanders.com/destruction_thebes.html

IDEOLOGY

The ideology of Alexander the Great was influence significantly by the people who educated him, which were great philosophers, in which Aristotle was among them. Alexander took his knowledge provided by his tutors and later applied it to his ruling. He also thought that the military was one of the most important things in an empire because it was the defenses and with a great army people would avoid having to battle Alexander. He also believed that every conqueror should respect the culture and beliefs of the people they conquered, and he firmly believed that betrayal was a great offense and he killed several close mentors and even friends because they disagreed in something. He did not believe women were that much different than men and he was used to the idea of slavery as he grew up with slaves.

SOURCES:

Alexander the Great. (n.d.). Retrieved September 12, 2016, from http://www.ushistory.org/civ/5g.asp

STRUGGLE FOR POWER

Question 1 and 2

1. What was the historical context of Alexander the Great struggle for Power?

2. Why did Alexander the Great emerge as a leader?


I, Alexander the Great was born in a royal family already, but i did not emerge as a leader just yet... My desire for power started when King Philip was killed in a festival, and I had to take advantage of this opportunity, with my the help of my mother, Olympia we killed everyone who had the right to claim the throne, So I would be the only rightful royal claimant and I would be king. My mother killed the daughter of Philip and Cleopatra and forced the former Queen, Cleopatra to commit suicide.

Bibliography:

Alexander the Great." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004, "Alexander the Great." UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2003, "Alexander the Great." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2016, "Alexander the Great." World Encyclopedia. 2005, Knowles, E., & "Alexander III (king of Macedon)." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2016. (2004). Alexander the Great. Retrieved September 07, 2016, from http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Alexander_the_Great.aspx

QUESTIONS

What is Power?

1. The capacity to act, the facility to produce, perform of deploy.

2. The ability or capacity to direct or influence of others of the course of events.

Sources: 
-thefreedictionary.com
-icon.com

What is Authority?

1. The power or right to give, make decisions and enforce obedience.

2. A person or organization having political or administrative power and control.

Sources:
-merriam.com
-bussinessdictionary.com


What is a State?

1. The particular condition that someone or someone or something is at an specific time.

2. A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.

Sources:
-yourdictionary.com
-thefreedictionary.com


My Own Definition of Justice:

Something that is fair to everyone involved to everyone involved, can also be claimed.

My Own Definition of Development:

The positive evolution of something or someone.