Main Idea: The Greek city-states were not united until King Philip II of Macedonia united them with his kingdom.
Subtopic: A Plan to Win Greece-Macedonia was a land that lay North of Greece. The Macedonians raised sheep and grew crops in the river valley. Their army fought on horseback, and around 400 B.C. became a large empire.
In 359 B.C. Philip II rose to power in Macedonia. The new leader had lived in Greece as a young man and was still obsessed with the Greek culture, which is why his kingdom was influenced by Greek culture. King Philip wanted to make his army strong enough to defeat the Persians, and to do this he had to unite the Greek city-states with his own kingdom. He trained his troops to fight like the Greeks.Some of the city-states he took by force, others Philip bribed their leaders to surrender, and some volunteered to join his kingdom. …show more content…
The Peloponnesian War had left the Greek city-states divided, and the population had greatly declined. The fighting had destroyed thousands of acres of farmland and left people with no way to make a living. Most young Greeks left Greece to join the Persian army because there was nothing left in their homeland. Those who stayed behind began fighting amongst themselves, only weakening the remaining city-states.
Although Athens had joined with some other Greek city-states to fight the Macedonians, they still didn't stand a chance. In 338 B.C. destroyed the Greek allies at the Battle of Chaeronea near Thebes. King Philip nowed controlled most of
Subtopic: A Plan to Win Greece-Macedonia was a land that lay North of Greece. The Macedonians raised sheep and grew crops in the river valley. Their army fought on horseback, and around 400 B.C. became a large empire.
In 359 B.C. Philip II rose to power in Macedonia. The new leader had lived in Greece as a young man and was still obsessed with the Greek culture, which is why his kingdom was influenced by Greek culture. King Philip wanted to make his army strong enough to defeat the Persians, and to do this he had to unite the Greek city-states with his own kingdom. He trained his troops to fight like the Greeks.Some of the city-states he took by force, others Philip bribed their leaders to surrender, and some volunteered to join his kingdom. …show more content…
The Peloponnesian War had left the Greek city-states divided, and the population had greatly declined. The fighting had destroyed thousands of acres of farmland and left people with no way to make a living. Most young Greeks left Greece to join the Persian army because there was nothing left in their homeland. Those who stayed behind began fighting amongst themselves, only weakening the remaining city-states.
Although Athens had joined with some other Greek city-states to fight the Macedonians, they still didn't stand a chance. In 338 B.C. destroyed the Greek allies at the Battle of Chaeronea near Thebes. King Philip nowed controlled most of