Alexander the Great
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Alexander the great was the king of what? What did he conquer? King of Macedonia and conquered the Persian Empire.Where was Alexander born? Pella, MacedoniaHe was the son of who? Phillip II and Olympias.Who taught Alexander? AristotleHow did Alexander become King? Phillip was assassinated and he ascended to the throne. And he executed his enemies.How did Alexander begin his war against Persia? Crossed the Hellespont with 35,000 Macedonian and Greek troops.Who were his chief officers? Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Seleucus.He attacked 40,000 Persian and Greek hopolites and only lost 110 men at what river? GranicusAlexander defeated the main Persian army controlled by King Darius II at what battle? Battle of IssusKing Darius II fled and left his family. What did Alexander do? Treated them with respect due to their royalty. Alexander founded what city to become the literary, scientific, and commercial center of the ancient world? Alexandria Alexander made a pilgrimage to the great temple and oracle of Amon-Re to acknowledge what? Him as a God. Which the oracle didAlexander reorganized his army and headed where? BabylonAlexander crossed the two rivers to get to what battle? Battle of Guagamela Alexander completely defeated the Persians (1mil) at what battle? GuagamelaDarius fled like Isus and what happened? Killed by his own generals. Alexander marched to what city? Capital of Persia. PersepolisWhat did he do to Persepolis? Burned it while drunkAlexnader crossed the Indus river and invaded what region of India? PunjabAfter invading Punjab Alexander wanted to go where? But his soldiers rebelled.
ChinaAlexander returned overland to Persia but many of his troops died from? Shortage of food and water.Alexander was known to be? Generous, but cruel when politics demanded, and alcoholic.How did he die? MalariaHe made many cities in good locations and extended the influence of Greek and prepared what? Hellenistic periodAristotle tutored Alexander in MacedoniaHe returned to Athens and created his own university named what? Lyceum (rivials to platos)Macedonian governors were overthrown why? Alexander diedAristotle was charged with what? Impiety (cause pro-macedonian)Aristotle obsessively studied what? The natural world (flora and fauna observations. Plants and animals)This studding of the natural world formed what? TaxonomyBelieved the truest way to arrive at knowledge was through what? SensesIdea to attain knowledge through empirical observations is? Empiricism Aristotle first to formalize logic. This was syllogism. Ex. Socrates is a man. All men are mortal. Socrates must be mortal.Aristotle rejected platos what? Theory of forms