notes
Today in class we were assigned to take notes from the textbook pages 142-145. Notes:
Macedonia is located north of Greece it had a rough terrain and a cold climate. Macedonians were hardy people that lived in villages. 359 B.C. Philip 11 became king of Macedonia, he organized his troops into phalanxes of 16 men across and 16 men deep, each on with a 18 ft pike, he also used fat moving calvary to crush his disorganized opponents. Demosthenes, the Athenian orator. The Macedonians defeated the Greeks at the battle of Chaerona. In 336 B.C. at his daughters wedding, he got stabbed to death by a former guardsmen. Philip's son immediately proclaimed himself. Cause of his accomplishments over the next 13 years, he was became to be known as Alexander The Great. Alexander was only 20 years old when he became king. Under Aristotle teachings Alexander learned science, geography, and literature. He kept a copy of the Illad under his pillow. When the people of Thebes rebelled, he destroyed the city, about 6,000 Thebans were killed. Invasion with Persia with Greece now secure, Alexander felt free to carry out his father's plan to invade and conquer Persia. In 334 B.C. he led 35,000 soilders across the Hellespont into Anatolia. Darius 111 raised a huge army to face the Macedonians near Issus. in 332 B.C. the Egyptians welcomed Alexander as a liberator.
Macedonia is located north of Greece it had a rough terrain and a cold climate. Macedonians were hardy people that lived in villages. 359 B.C. Philip 11 became king of Macedonia, he organized his troops into phalanxes of 16 men across and 16 men deep, each on with a 18 ft pike, he also used fat moving calvary to crush his disorganized opponents. Demosthenes, the Athenian orator. The Macedonians defeated the Greeks at the battle of Chaerona. In 336 B.C. at his daughters wedding, he got stabbed to death by a former guardsmen. Philip's son immediately proclaimed himself. Cause of his accomplishments over the next 13 years, he was became to be known as Alexander The Great. Alexander was only 20 years old when he became king. Under Aristotle teachings Alexander learned science, geography, and literature. He kept a copy of the Illad under his pillow. When the people of Thebes rebelled, he destroyed the city, about 6,000 Thebans were killed. Invasion with Persia with Greece now secure, Alexander felt free to carry out his father's plan to invade and conquer Persia. In 334 B.C. he led 35,000 soilders across the Hellespont into Anatolia. Darius 111 raised a huge army to face the Macedonians near Issus. in 332 B.C. the Egyptians welcomed Alexander as a liberator.
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