Was Alexander Great?
I think that Alexander was great. He had a huge impact on history today. We use some of his military tactics, like surprise attacks and sending our troops in different directions today. Also because of his empire we gained something called the Melting Pot. This transferred into our culture today. Another reason I think he was great is he was a military genius. He knew how to gain the land he wanted. He also had a huge army and he trained his army to be great. He also fought along side his army, so if his army would have lost, so would he. Women were also treated better. The women could learn to read or write. Some of these women even became philosophers. Some women even had considerable power.
Hellenistic Culture
Everyone in the Hellenistic Culture spoke the same language. This language was called Koine. The art started resembling actual people, not the ideal body types like it was before. During this time period many people stopped following the god and goddesses and started to believe in a mystery religion. The people also put all the ideas they knew together, and gained on advances in learning. Alexander the Great created the famous Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria has the first libraries, museums, lecture halls, laboratories, and even zoos.
All of these things can relate to our world today. We have something that they have called the melting pot. This means that a bunch of different cultures combine their stuff into one country. For example in our culture, we have other cultures of people who moved into the United States. We have Mexican restaurants and we have Italian restaurants. We even have many regions just like Alexander the Great had. We have the midwest, the South, the Northeast, and the West.
All of these things can relate to our world today. We have something that they have called the melting pot. This means that a bunch of different cultures combine their stuff into one country. For example in our culture, we have other cultures of people who moved into the United States. We have Mexican restaurants and we have Italian restaurants. We even have many regions just like Alexander the Great had. We have the midwest, the South, the Northeast, and the West.