Darius III of Persia

Yvonne Mascorro AC0617108 Assignment 2 HS150 World Civilization I “Describe the conquests of Alexander the great and analyze the legacy of his empire”. In just twelve years, Alexander the Great conquered many territories, and took control of lands from west of the Nile to east of the Indus. Alexander took control over Syria, Palestine, Egypt, most of the Middle East, and many more. Alexander was one of the eight children of Philip II. Philip II prepared Alexander for a political and…

History project A: Hatshepsut- Although the status of women in ancient Egypt was higher than in any other ancient civilization, the notion that a woman could be king was abhorrent to the Egyptians. Yet, a woman did become king and not just an ordinary king. Her name was Hatshepsut and she ruled as pharaoh for fifteen years. Sadly, after her death the Egyptians, who were a deeply conservative people, obliterated her memory so that later pharaohs such as Ramses II and Cleopatra would have been…

all of whom were appointed to high-ranking positions in his army. The main opponent of Alexander was the Persian Empire, which was ruled by King Darius III. The empire stretched from Egypt and the Mediterranean into India and central Asia. After his father had unified the states of Greece, Alexander took to conquering many foreign lands, which included Persia, Judea, Syria, Mesopotamia, Egypt and…

Alexander the Great is renowned as one of the youngest most successful, innovative, and dominant military leaders in history. His aspiring intelligence was kindled under the tutelage of Aristotle, who instructed him in the ways of philosophy, science, and medicine which contributed to his future successes. Having been born and raised a Macedonian in 356 BC and inheriting the Macedonian empire from his father King Philip after he was assassinated, he quickly regained control of the Macedonian…

This empire exponentially spread to vast areas of land all the way to near East and Asia. First he fought tribes in the north to control Greece, attacking the Greek City-state, Thebes. Alexander then led his army towards Persia fighting on the coastline and then ultimately landing in Gordium finding the Gordian Knot. Later he moved into Syria. While in Syria, he traveled into Tyre. Finally he led his army into the Persian Empire crushing the Persians crossing the Euphrates…

He believes that Ahura Mazda had chosen him to be a prophet. In the sixth century BCE, Zoroastrianism attracted Persian aristocrats and ruling elites. It also influenced Judaism, Christianity and later, Islam. When Alexander of Macedonia defeated Darius III in battle, Alexander conquered most of the Persian territories. This caused Zoroastrianism to receive a huge blow since many priests were killed and…

The life and history of Alexander the Great, and the empire that he formed, has been studied by people ever since his death. Alexander’s empire ruled over a large portion of land from Greece in the west to India, in the east. His actions brought an end to the long standing conflict that the Persians and Greeks had with each other, established multiple cities that bore his name across the land that he conquered, had a major influence on future rulers, and had remnants that lasted until the time…

Though few details are known about the life of Xenophon, his hatred toward Athens and Athenian democracy is one of the primary themes communicated throughout the body of Xenophon’s work. Born into an aristocratic family within a democratic society that placed commoners in an equal political position to the wealthy, Xenophon was part of a class of people who were “greatly dissatisfied…with the operation of democracy.” Even if he had not been born into an aristocratic social class that showed…

Neolithic (late Stone Age) communities in northeastern Africa exchanged hunting for agriculture and made early advances that paved the way for the later development of Egyptian arts and crafts, technology, politics and religion (including a great reverence for the dead and possibly a belief in life after death). Around 3400 B.C., two separate kingdoms were established: the Red Land to the north, based in the Nile River Delta and extending along the Nile perhaps to Atfih; and the White Land in…

Persian Empire. Before King Philip could begin his invasion of Asia, he was assassinated. Referring to the information provided by Harrap, “Philip, now master of the Greek mainland, was appointed general of the Greeks for an invasion of the Achaemenid Persia, but was assassinated at his daughter’s wedding in 336 B.C.” (Harrap, et al, 2011,1). Upon his death, he left his son, Alexander, to the…