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Key People Philip ll: A king of Macedonia who took control of Greece and tried to take control of Persia, but died before he could Alexander the Great: Philip's son, who became king of Macedonia and went on many great quests and conquered many nations. Darius lll: The king of Persia when Alexander conquered it.

Philip Builds Macedonian Power
 * The Macedonians lived in mountian villages rather than city-states, and the Greeks saw them as uncivilized foreigners, but they did have great kings.

Philip's Army
 * In 359 BC, Philip II became Macedonia's king, and organized the people into a strong army,. After defeating many other countries, Philip began to plan to invade Greece.

Conquest of Greece
 * Demothenus tried to warn the people about the Macedonian invaders, but no one could agree on a single policy, and even when they did, it was too late. The Greeks were defeated.
 * Philip planned to invade Persia next, but was killed in 336 BC at his daughter's wedding, and his son, Alexander, took over the role of being king.

Alexander Defeats Persia
 * Through his teacher, Arsitotle, Alexander learned science, geography, and literature, and was well prepared to be a leader.
 * As a boy, Alexander had learned fighting skills, such as using weapons and commanding an army, which he demostrated when the people of Thebes rebelled and he destroyed the entire city.

Invasion of Persia
 * In 334 BC, Alexander led 35000 soldiers to Anatolia, and although the Persians were warned about this, they were still defeated because Alexander attacked them first head on.
 * Darius III, the king of Persia, decided to avenge the defeat by rounding up 50,000-75,000 soldiers, but Alexander penetrated the army's weak spot and charged straight at the king, who fled with his army and gave Alexander control of Anatolia.

Conquering the Persian Empire
 * Now frightened of Alexander, Darius tried to give the lands west of the Euphrates River to him, but Alexander refused, and annouced that he was going to conquer the Persian emipre.
 * Alexander marched into Eygpt, who welcomed him as a liberator, and defeated the Persians again, causing them to lose power, at Gaugamela.
 * Alexander split the treausres of the Persian lands with his army, and burned the capital city down.

Alexander's Other Conquests
 * Alexander followed Darius's trail, where he found Darius dead, and he continued east with his army, and conquered remote nations along the way.

Alexander in India
 * After defeating a strong Indian army, the Alexander's soldiers wanted to go home, and reluctantly, Alexander agreed.
 * When they got back, Alexander had plans to unify the empire and conquer Arabia, but he died of a fever before he could do anything.

Alexander's Legacy
 * After his death, three generals fought for power and controlled the empire completely.
 * Alexander married a Persian women and took on much of the Persian culture, including the way the dressed, and soon, the culture had spread to the empire as well as to the Greeks.