Alexander The Great Dbq Analysis

What makes a man or woman, great is their intelligence, concern for others, and leadership skills. To be great though you must have all these traits. It’s like the characteristics of life in science, the item must have all the traits to be alive. If the item does not have one, then it is not alive. Alexander the Great does not deserve the title of great, although he has intelligence and leadership skills. He did not have concern for others. Alexander had great war intelligence. As was said in Document B. “Alexander got him into the habit of making these corresponding movements, This actually went on for a long time (until) Porus no longer reacted.” This strategy was wise because when they were going to set up an attack, Porus would not respond to it. Also in Document B it talked about how Alexander had boxed the elephants in, so that they Alexander was killing more of the enemy than Porus was. This was a very thoughtful plan. Though in other areas, he was not as smart. For example, in Document D it speaks of a story of Alexander. One line spoken “(Alexander) took the helmet and, in full view of his troops, poured the water on the ground,” I understand that this was meant to …show more content…
Though that was one of the only great things about him. In the Background Essay document it said, “More than once Alexander was at the front of the attack.” This shows us that his leadership abilities were very important to him because he put himself in harm’s way to be able to lead them through the battle. Also in the Background Essay it said, “Alexander was eager to lead the attack himself.” This shows that he was very eager to start his leading his men. Therefore he knew that he would he great because he knew he had to prove himself as a great leader and he did. In Document D, it was told to us that he endured the same miseries as his men. This shows great leadership abilities because the men will listen to you better if you show them that you are all