Alexander the great

New power came to Greece the, country of Macedonia, king Philip was tere. He had plans to build an empire, but then, in 363 B.C. Philip was killed at his daughter's wedding. His son took a throne. Alexander was only 20 years old, her tried hard and he even was trained so he would be a well-prepared king, also continued his father's plans to build an empire. Alexander defeated Persia, but he didn't go straight to Persia. First, he went to south to Egypt, and at that time Persia controlled Egypt. After, he forces Egypt across Mesopotamia straight to Persia. Then, in 311 B.C. Alexander controlled Persian Empire. But Alexander didn't stop and he conquered other countries. In 323 B.C. his armies turned to Babylonian. When they paused there Alexander felt very sick and he died, was only 32 years old. So this is how he baceme Alexander The Great.  After his death, military leaders fought among each other. so they would take control of the empire, but none of the generals were strong enough as Alexander, and three key generals divided the empire. While Alexander conquered different countries he also left his culture their. Alexander named 70 cities Alexandria. He also mixed Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian styles and they became known as Hellenistic culture. They combined their knowledge like Greeks, Egyptians, Arabs, and Indians and they all made new discoveries in science and medicine. The famous city in Hellenistic was Alexandria that is in Egypt. Alexander found this city in 322 B.C. In Alexandria they have the Temple of the Muses. They are goddesses that rule the arts and sciences. Alexandria also had a light house the one that you can see even from 35 miles away. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.