Alexander The Great DBQ

458 Words1 Page

Alexander The Great was a very influential person in history. The reason that he is so recognized is because of how much he achieved at a young age. When he was a child, his father, Philip II of Macedon employed Aristotle, the famous philosopher to teach Alexander strategy, math and art as well as chess. By the time he was 20 he was extremely educated and really good at chess. When his Father was assassinated in 336 B.C.E, Alexander took his place in the army and started his conquest of much of the early world. Alexander was great because of his leadership, Integrity and courage. Alexander was Great because of his leadership. When Alexander went into battle, he used lots of complicated strategies to win. Due to the teachings of Aristotle, he was a force to reckoned with. One example comes from Doc B.The battle was set in India, against a king named Porus. He had more than 30 elephants under his control. The one thing that separated them was a shallow river. The document tells us that he would “Take his cavalry to various positions along the river bank where he would create a clamor… This went on for quite a time until Porus no longer reacted” Alexander used great strategy to outsmart his enemy. …show more content…

One of his longest battles was at Tyre. Doc C says that “The city held out for more than seven months…”. Tyrian counterattacks also weakened his army, but he stood his ground. That takes major discipline. When he finally got in, he showed his power to the Tyrians and destroyed the city. He also showed discipline in sparing the lives of those who hid inside the temple. In fear of the gods, he left

Show More
Related

  • Alexander The Great Dbq

    735 Words  | 2 Pages

    In conclusion, Alexander the Great wasn’t great because he didn’t care for other people, didn’t show leadership or any smarts. Many may say that he was an amazing person who did incredible things with the support of the people. However, if you look closely at his actions you could clearly see his reasoning of greed and power. He killed many innocent people to make his dream of controlling the world come true. Before giving someone a title or name it’s important that we make sure it makes sense and fits their

    Read More

  • Ramses

    771 Words  | 2 Pages

    Ramses spent most of his 67-year reign reviving the empire and fighting the Hittites of Asia Minor. Ramses the Great, known for his fighting, went into battle with about 2,000 men in 1275 B.

    Read More

  • Was Alexander The Great Really Great?

    943 Words  | 2 Pages

    Alexander the Great is great because of his remarkable achievement which helped to create a long lasting legacy. Alexander started to build his empire in 334 BCE after taking the new role as the king. It only took eleven years to build an empire that was large and lasted several years. In addition, the empire Alexander created stretched over 2,200,000 square miles becoming bigger than the United States (Alexander’s Empire Doc. A) (Alexander’s Legacy Doc, E). This proves that Alexander the Great is great because although the process was eleven long years to make a strong empire, Alexander wasn’t willing to give up and

    Read More

  • Alexander II Dbq

    714 Words  | 2 Pages

    Q8. After a hard loss during the Crimean War, the previous Czar Nicholas I position was taken over by his son Alexander II. This brought new change and hope to the people of Russia. Russians were hoping for change at the time, and that is exactly what the driven new Czar had brought to the table. Alexander II came along with the idea of modernization and social change for Russia. In order to do this, Alexander II created his reforms which he thought would be Russia's best interest in order to compete with other nations powers.

    Read More

  • Alexander: The Not So Great

    1861 Words  | 4 Pages

    Alexander the Great is hailed, by most historians, as “The Great Conqueror” of the world in the days of ancient Mesopotamia. “Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BCE. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire” (Web, BBC History). It is important to note, which will maybe explain his brutal actions, that Alexander was only twenty years old when he became the king of Macedonia. “When he was 13, Philip hired the Greek philosopher Aristotle to be Alexander’s personal tutor. During the next three years Aristotle gave Alexander training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy, all of which became of importance in Alexander’s later life” (Web, Project of History of Macedonia). “In, 340, when Philip assembled a large Macedonian army and invaded Thrace, he left his 16 years old son with the power to rule Macedonia in his absence as regent, but as the Macedonian army advanced deep into Thrace, the Thracian tribe of Maedi bordering north-eastern Macedonia rebelled and posed a danger to the country. Alexander assembled an army, led it against the rebels, and with swift action defeated the Maedi, captured their stronghold, and renamed it after himself to Alexandropolis. Two years later in 338 BC, Philip gave his son a commanding post among the senior gener...

    Read More

  • Alexander The Great Dbq

    360 Words  | 1 Pages

    The conquest of Alexander the great has significant importance in contest of expanding the empire so massively and also introducing the Greek culture, and religion beyond the border. The military campaigns that was lead my Alexander the great had not only found the new cities and expanded the existed one to the place where it was unknown to the Greek world. But the conquest had also given the chance of expedition of discovery and spread of Greek culture beyond the border. His important legacy was clearly not a political unity, but instead it was the spread of Greek ideas and tradition across wide area, which later refer as Hellenization. As he was winning the battle and marching forward, he also founded new cities and military

    Read More

  • Hannibal vs. Rome

    792 Words  | 2 Pages

    force, but this time he was defeated and forced into exile. Rome pursued him, and

    Read More

  • Esther in the Bible

    1896 Words  | 4 Pages

    Many significant events took place between the period of King Xerxes’ banishing Vashti and his marriage to Esther. One of those famous events was the battle between King Leonidas, who led the Spartans, and the massive Persian army led by the powerful King Xerxes. King Xerxes ruled over 127 provinces. The provinces spanned from India to the demesne of the Nile in the southern regions of Egypt. King Xerxes reigned from his palace in Susa, which had been initiated by his father King Darius. King Xerxes was tough, surly, arrogant, and vain. He had managed to subdue and occupy great lands and had extended the borders of Persia very far. Many believe that the great feast that la...

    Read More

  • Alexander’s Vast Accomplishments as a Conquerer

    966 Words  | 2 Pages

    The first matter to consider is what constitutes “greatness”. There are no set standards no checklist, to apply to a person, to determine it they are “great.” The simplest way that I could conceive to decide whether this title should apply to Alexander was to determine if he was, in some way, superior to the rulers that came before or after his reign. The most obvious place for me to start my consideration is with Alexander’s vast accomplishments as a conquerer.

    Read More

  • Alexander the Great

    417 Words  | 1 Pages

    Alexander the Great was a very intelligent and educated man. He was a military genius and was well versed in politics. He expanded the Greek culture far into Central Asia. His financial policy was an economic success to say the least.

    Read More

  • Alexander the Great

    1364 Words  | 3 Pages

    Alexander was born around 356 B.C. His mother was of royal lineage, as was his father, Philip II. When Alexander was fourteen, he studied under the Athenian philosopher, Aristotle. Perhaps no culture has ever produced a greater mind than Aristotle’s. So searching and profound was Aristotle’s work that in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries A.D. much of the Christian church regarded his teachings as being divinely inspired. No subject was untouched by his contemplation. Philosophy, botany, geography, zoology, astronomy, and art were all subjects of deep concern for him. Aristotle was the student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great. Either role would have earned him an important place in history. Most likely Aristotle instructed Alexander by reading and discussing Homer and the Greek tragedies. Aristotle also trained Alexander in politics. Through Aristotle, Alexander acquired his deep love for Hellenic culture, which drove him to the Far East in order to spread the Hellenic spirit. Tradition says that Alexander even carried a copy of the Iliad throughout his Persian and Oriental campaigns.

    Read More

  • Was Alexander The Great Really A Villain?

    500 Words  | 1 Pages

    Alexander The Great was a king of ancient Greek kingdom Macedon. He ruled in many places, like in, Greece,Persia,and Egypt. Alexander ruled through 336-323 B.C. , only 13 years in office. He was known for being the greatest military geniuses of all time. Alexander the Great was a villain because he sold 20,000 people into slavery,he treated overthrown territories with cruelty, and Alexander took over many countries and he was still not satisfied.

    Read More

  • Was Alexander The Great Really Truly Great?

    361 Words  | 1 Pages

    Countless historians and other scholars believe Alexander the Great really was great. Although, a number of historians think the exact opposite. There is a great deal of evidence to support both thoughts. I firmly believe that Alexander was in fact, great. He deserves the title. To begin with, Alexander was well educated as a child. From a young age, he was well-purposed and remarkably observant. In fact, he was able to train a horse no other man could. Alexander used his observant manner to do so. At the ripe age of sixteen Alexander managed to defeat Maedi while his father was away taking care of important business. He was actually the first to charge Thebans' band in the Battle of Chaeronea. At the youthful age of 20, Alexander became King.

    Read More

  • Alexander The Great Influence In The Teachings Of World History

    622 Words  | 2 Pages

    Students think that they learn everything there is to learn about the past and this is because students think there is too much information to remember. In conversations, there is much talk of wars and people and those subjects will most likely be remembered because they are referred to the most. Alexander the Great played one of the biggest roles as King of Macedon (present day Europe) by conquering Persia, beginning the Hellenistic Age, and building a durable militia. Alexander the Great should be included in the teachings of world history because he accomplished far more than other conquerors could in a short time span. World history takes Alexander for granted. Alexander was the man to put to any job because he could accomplish anything. His empire stretched from Greece to India because the city-states in Greece were weak and easy to control. In order to be successful, Alexander went through great struggles and found his way to trounce them.

    Read More

  • Alexander The Great

    1463 Words  | 3 Pages

    There are many leaders in the world, but a great ruler is passionate, honorable and one who can inspire even in the most hopeless circumstances. Alexander the Great was a great ruler. Alexander the Great was a ruler that was not only inspiring, but he was fearless, smart, bold and courageous. Alexander the Great inspired his soldiers to crave more. He has inspired people since the day he started ruling. What is inspirational about Alexander the Great is that he inspired his troops to the point that they did not question him when they were outnumbered three to one in a battle, they trusted him with their lives and were willing to die for him (Alexander the Great: man behind the legend).

    Read More

More about Alexander The Great DBQ

Open Document