BELLWORK Read pgs. 63-65 and answer the following: 1.What were Philip IIs goals as king of Macedonia? Which ones were accomplished? 2.Who was Alexander.

BELLWORK• Read pgs. 63-65 and answer the following:1. What were Philip II’s goals as king of Macedonia? Which ones

were accomplished?2. Who was Alexander the Great? How did he expand his

empire?3. What was Alexander’s main goal as king of Macedonia? How

did he accomplish this?4. What happened to the empire after Alexander’s death?5. What are the characteristics of Hellenistic culture?

MacedoniaMacedoniaIn the early 400s B.C., the Persians

under both Darius I and Xerxes I tried to conquer the Greek city-states, but

failed. 150 years later, the Macedonians made a similar attempt –

and succeeded!

Macedonia• Macedonia was a separate empire

(city-state) north of Greece. • In 359BC, Philip II became king of

Macedonia.• Three goals:1. Create a strong army2. Unify the Greek city-states under

Macedonian rule3. Destroy the Persian Empire

The Macedonians• Philip organized his infantry into

phalanxes.• Each phalanx consisted of rows

of soldiers carrying shields and swords – forming a solid wall.

• The Greek city-states, weakened by the Peloponnesian War, could not defend themselves.

• By 338BC, the Macedonians controlled almost all of Greece.

The Macedonians• Next on Philip’s list was to

wage war against Persia, until…….

• HE WAS MURDERED!!!• He was killed by

Pausanias, one of his bodyguards.

• His son Alexander, later known as Alexander the Great, took over the throne.

Ancient Greece Cartoon Strip• The rest of class today (and some of

Monday),you will create an 8-panel cartoon strip.• The purpose of this cartoon strip is to review

over the major aspects of ancient Greece from the beginnings of their civilization until the fall of Macedonia.

• This is worth 40 points.

Alexander the Great Reading• Alexander the Great was one of the most influential

rulers in the world.• To learn more about him, you are going to read pgs.

63-65 and answer the following 8 questions in your notes. (continue on with your Macedonia notes)

• Since these are your notes, you need to answer the questions in complete sentences!

• What you do not finish is homework! Be ready to discuss!

Alexander the Great (pgs.63-65)1. What happened when Alexander went to war with Persia?2. What other lands did Alexander conquer?3. What was Alexander’s main goal as king of Macedonia?4. How did Alexander try to combine Greek and Persian

cultures?5. What happened to the land after Alexander’s death?6. What are the characteristics of Hellenistic culture?7. How is Hellenistic art different from ancient Greek art?8. What advances did scientists in the Hellenistic period

make?

Alexander the Great - Newscast• In groups of 2-3, you are going to write a brief one minute newscast about

the growth of Macedonia’s empire.• Get into character! Pretend you lived in the time period and were watching

Alexander conquer numerous empires throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. • Follow the prompt and use the orange handout as a reference. • Suggestions:1. Alexander’s rise to power2. Alexander taking over the Persian Empire3. Alexander’s expansion into Asia and Africa• Be creative and have fun! I will select a few groups to perform their

newscast in class tomorrow!