Alexander Really Great Dbq

One reason Alexander was great, was because he was a military genius. As stated in document B, “When Alexander saw this, he decided to move his troops in all different directions so that Porus would be puzzled…(Doc B)”.

I think Alexander the Great was not great because he made bad decisions, was cruel to his men, and he was very greedy. So do you think Alexander the Great was great? Or do you think he doesn't deserve the title “Great”. What truly makes someone “great”? Everyone has their own opinion, but I think he

In history Alexander the Great is always one of the topics to learn, and one of the most asked question is what did Alexander do to be so great. Alexander might have been born great to achieve greatness or have greatness thrust upon him and this one of the reasons we still talk about him today. Alexander the Great took the crown at the age of 20. When he was only 13 Alexander tamed a horse that no one else could ride that was named Bucephalus which impressed his father. At the age of 16 he was a horseman and went to war, riding his horse that no one was able to ride on. Alexander the Great was born in Pella (capital of Macedonia) on July 20, 356 B.C and died from a fever in Babylon on June 323 B.C. After the assassination of Philip II in 336 B.C his son Alexander inherited one of the most powerful armies in the world and started an invasion attack in Persia. Alexander defeated his rival King Darius of Persia during the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C completing his father's dream and becoming a great leader. Through his schooling with his tutor Aristotle, Aristotle philosophy helped him achieve invading attacks his father couldn’t accomplish and giving him a chance to “admire and maintain these disparate cultures” (Jarus). Alot was accomplished by Alexander after he had died and for that he was known to be great. Even when he died because of a fever his people wanted to believe it was caused by alcohol poisoning or asassianly-poisoning. He had defeated

Alexander went to Corinth for the assembly of the Greek league and was named the supreme commander of all Greece. At that time the Thebans’ revolted; he destroyed everything in their city except the temples. This served as a reminder to the other communities and tribes in Macedonia respected and honored Alexander. He proceeded to conquer the Asia Minor, and used his knowledge to plan and organize the army. During the Persian expedition Alexander had in his army more than 100 000 but only a few fought. Alexander honored veterans; he left them in charge of cities. He was a military genius and could change his army within seconds and used to make decisions as fast as possible. He could even change his plan of action if the enemy changed plans. To him it was not about numbers but leadership and plan in battle. The first commander to have backup reserves was Alexander; this affected the way wars were staged and fought in the coming years. Alexander defeated the Persians; he was an unwavering fighter and fought with his soldiers. He conquered the Phoenician coast, Syria and Egypt (Louis, W. R, 1984).

Alexander the Great had an amazing political and military mind. With the tutelage of his father, Philip II, and a great education, he became one of the best leaders of all time. And even as a boy, many knew Alexander’s destiny was to rule.

In document E it states that, “It took eleven years to build his empire.” The evidence shows that he had a big ego that made him build his empire in little time. Also, he just want it yo have a bigger, and strong empire. Additionally, in document A it states that, “In 334 BCE, Alexander crossed from Macedonia to Asia with an army of about 40,000 people.” Alexander big self-admiration made him take thousands of people to battle, and don't care what happen to them. He should had think about the lives he was going to loss while fighting. Alexander will never fit the honor of amazing because of his huge self-worth, and because he was

He conquered 2,000,000 square miles of land before he died, and the size of the Roman Empire at its greatest is 2,200,000 so Alexander did most of the expansion. He found about 70 cities, one of them was Alexandria one of the most popular and wealthiest cities at the time in Egypt. He has killed roughly 100,000 enemies before his death. Alexander influenced many things, such as the religion Buddhism in India and the Greeks official language of Jordan stayed for 1,000 years. He influenced music, dances and the worship of his gods with India.

Alexander was a complex, inscrutable man of passion and iron-will . The King possessed a keen intellect, with an ability to make quick decisions. He had supreme courage and excellent leadership skills , which contributed significantly to his greatness as a

Alexander the Great constructed a 2,000,000 square foot empire that took him 11 years to construct ( Doc E ). Unlike the Roman Empire, that took several hundred years to construct an 2,200,000 square foot empire ( Doc E ). This shows how remarkable Alexander was, he took a short time of 11 years to get 2,000,000 sq ft, compared to 2,200,00 sq ft Roman Empire that took several

Alexander the Great was well known for his amazing achievements. Alexander’s father died when he was only 20 years old, so he became the king. He was born in Macedonia in 356 B.C.E., in a kingdom near the northern edge of Greece (BGE). When he died he had conquered 70 cities within 10 years (Doc E). Alexander thought so highly of himself that he thought he could conquer Persia, Asia Minor, Egypt, and many other places (BGE). Was Alexander the Great as intelligent and encouraging as people said he was? He was great for these 3 reasons he founded many cities, he was brave, and he spread Greek culture throughout many different places!

This information shows that Alexander wasn’t great was because conquered land for no reason. During all of the battles that took place to conquer some land thousands of people died. This unnecessary taking of land cost lives of the people trying to defend their lives and homes, the soldiers that were in Alexander’s army also lost their lives. The soldiers that were part of Alexander’s had to leave their families to go risk their lives for unnecessary land. Alexander had already conquered Persia when he continued on all the way to India.

In conclusion, Alexander was great as a general, not great as a person, and therefore, is a little bit of both. He could keep his troops going in times of trial and hold grudges with the best of them. However, he can't be defined by just one thing. When writing about Alexander the Great, the Basileus of Macedonia, the Hegemon of the Hellenic League, you have to look at all sides of

Alexander the Great, is referred to as being great because of his battles, and how he had conquered all of Greece, Egypt, and the Persian Empire. Alexander conquer all of Greece, Egypt, and the Persian Empire but he didn’t get to conquered all of India. Alexander was great at power, but not great at ruling. The Thebes seemed to absolutely hate how Alexander ruled.

As seen in “World History, Patterns of Interaction”: Alexander promised his people a better life and said the expansion of his kingdom would be beneficial for them, “Alexander announced plans to organize and unify his empire. He would construct new cities, roads, and harbors and conquer Arabia” (145). His promises were empty and shortly after his death there was no sign that their new leaders, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus would attempt to fulfill his pledge. Alexander’s facade, duty towards his people, was broken after his death, his failure to follow through on his promises is not that of a great leader. Document E is a chart of events under and after Alexander’s rule.

As stated in document A, “in 334 BCE, Alexander crossed from Macedonia to Asia with an army of 40,000.” That sounds like he is going to try to take over land and will not give up until he gets that land. According to document C, because the city Tyre, did not surrender, he built a bridge to get to the island. The city held out for 7 months but Alexander continued to destroy it, and the city’s people because he was so angry they were up for the battle. Alexander the great also took over 70 cities as said in document E. As you can tell, he was very greedy and seemed as if he could not help it but to keep destroying cities and taking over land. In conclusion, Alexander was overall very greedy and decided to take over land for no purpose other than he wanted