Maurya Empire

Great, was king of Macedonia, hegemon of Greece, and conqueror of the Persian Empire. He was born in July 356 B.C in Pella, Greece. Former king of Macedonia,Philip II of Macedonia, was Alexander the Great’s father. Alexander spent most of his years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa. He created one of the largest and most powerful empires in the Ancient World by the age of 30. His empire expanded from Greece to northeast India. Alexander was undefeated in…

The Macedonian king Alexander the great was actually not that great. I mean sure he built cities and took over places but does that make you great? I don't really think so. My reasons behind this is he killed as many as 80,000 people in nine months, he sold 20,000 people as slaves, and made others worship him like a god. When Alexander the great went to invade persia and they were fighting he killed over 80,000 people i mean he may have been great back then, but i don't see how killing that many…

ancient world. He was the king Macedonia and ruled from 336-323 BCE. He is the son of Phillip the II of Macedon and Olympias who was the princess of Epirus. He was a great leader and had good military skill which helped him overthrow the Persian Empire. Some people have mixed opinion on whether Alexander was a great leader. Professor N. G. L. Hammond and Professor Ian Worthington had different opinion of how great of a leader Alexander III was. Professor Hammond seems like he admires…

He established a unified ruling class for his massive empire. He implemented this by placing Persians and Greeks in charge of different satrapies in his empire, thus offering stability in his political landscape. Being an educationally sound and skilled military leader, during his conquests, Alexander recognized and retained the governmental systems of the…

literature, and even architecture. Even though Alexander died at the ripe age of thirty-two his name will never be forgotten. Alexander the Great was a premiant general who's name shook the ancient world. His empire expanded From Macedonia, down to Egypt, and through the Persian empire in which he captured. Alexander got the tools to success from his father's Greek-influenced identity, and we see King Phillip take the newly adapted phalanx fighting. This included longer spears for attacking,…

Alexander the Great was seen as one of the most powerful figures ever in the history of people. However, where there is a lot of power there will most likely be room for corruption. Just because his name was Alexander the Great it does not mean that he was a “great” leader. Some historians believe Alexander the Great was an influential leader who spread the ideas of Hellenistic culture during his rule. There is proof that Alexander the Great should be seen as nothing but a bloodthirsty tyrant…

#4 Ashoka- Ashoka lived in ancient India and played an important role as the ruler of Maurya from 268 to 232 BC. Ashoka conquered Kalinga due to his interest in their powerful trade systems and sought to force his rule upon the people of Kalinga, modern-day Orissa. Ashoka eventually conquered Kalinga and had almost asserted his rule over the whole continent. Pataliputra was crowned as the capital city of Maurya after Kalinga was conquered. Brahmins- Brahmins, also known as priests, were at the…

KEY CONCEPT 2.2 An empire can be defined as a large collection of people across a large range of land that live under a common rule. Empires have long trade routes on land and coastline as well as taxes imposed on their people. Religion was also enforced and attacks from barbarians could be found. Governments included systems of central and local in order to maintain order along with armies in order to defend borders and keep peace. Classical empires encompassed a fewer number of people than…

nations.” As Western European powers continued to extend their empires across the world, the idea of a new imperialism would emerge between the period 1880-1914. The principle of new imperialism involved the extension of Western political and economic dominance in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By 1880, the hectic rush of nations wanting to continue extending their empires beyond European borders would lead to the scramble for…

leaders, they would treat him as a leader. Alexander deserved to be called, the Great, because of his strategic military skills, ambition to become a great leader at a young age, and the way he maintained and controlled his empire when he was the king (Plutarch 4). A larger empire was something Alexander lusted for. Those who he failed to persuade to live under his rule he overpowered with his army, forcing his leadership upon them. When it came to combat Alexander excelled in strategizing and…