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Alexander and the Greek Empire
Alexander's education was special because
his teacher was Aristotle.
Alexander's soldiers wanted to turn back at the Indus River valley because they
were probably fighting for too long or were home sick.
Alexander changed the world he ruled tremendously as he
founded many new cities, including Alexandria.
Alexandria, Egypt, showed the influence of Greece as it showed off
an agora, a theater, a stadium, and a gymnasium!
Alexandria's location influenced its importance because it
had a harbor on the Mediterranean which gave access to trade routes.
A lighthouse  would have definitely helped Alexandria's economy because ships would have been able to enter the harbor safely all of
the time and during any type of weather so trade would have increased.
More Cool Facts:
Alexandria,
Egypt, started out as a fishing village in about 1500 B.C.
Alexander ordered his architect Dinocrates to build
an outstanding Greek city on the site.
Alexander passed away without seeing one building completed in Alexandria.
However, the city lived on for centuries as a center for Greek learning and culture.
The museum and the library
at Alexandria contribute to the history and knowledge of the world as each gathered information and wisdom from many cultures,
which scholars could study.
 
[above: Library at Alexandria]
Hellenism is a mixture of Greek ideas with traditions from lands Alexander
conquered, including parts of Asia and Africa.
The locations of Rome and Carthage affected the center of power
in the Mediterranean because these cities were in the western Mediterranean, and so power eventually moved west.
The legacies of ancient Greece continue to influence our ideas in many ways. Greek ideas about philosophy, education,
drama, art, and government still influence how we think and operate today. Hellenistic influences can be noticed in
political ideas, law, and architecture.
More Interesting Facts:
The Library of Alexandria was
the most celebrated library of the ancient world.
The main part of the Great Library was damaged by fire when Julius
Caesar *besieged Alexandria in 47 B.C.
None of its buildings or books have survived.
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