Greece and Rome Refocused

- Unit 2. Ancient Greece, Cradle of Democracy
- Getting Started
  - What Are We Learning?
  - Observe and Think
  - Map Your Mind
- Ancient Greece, Cradle of Democracy
  - The Land of Greece
  - The History of Greece
    - Crete
    - Mycenae
    - Dark Age
    - Archaic Age
    - Classical Age
    - Hellenistic Age
  - Political Organization
  - An Unequal Society
    - Women
  - Economy
- Self-Evaluation Quiz
- Complementary Activites
  - The Greek and Latin Roots of English
  - One Myth, One Song
  - Games, Comics and Stuff
- References

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# Hellenistic Age

After the Peloponnesian wars, the classical world suffered a deep crisis. This finished with the unification of the entire Greek population under King Philippos of Macedonia. His son, Alexander, went on with his project, opening a new historical period: the Hellenistic Age. This lasted from Alexander to Cleopatra’s death.

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### Alexander the Great

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Alexander is one of the most important historical figures. He was King Philippo’s son and he was a pupil of none other than Aristotle. He inherited the reign at the age of 20 and he ruled until his death at 33. He was a really outstanding strategist.

He expanded his empire to India spreading the Greek culture. In fact, he created a new multicultural world, based on the Greek culture. He was a sort of first "global" leader. (Click on the map to enlarge).

The Romans imitated its organization centuries later.

You can understand better this figure with the help of this video.

## Activity: Alexander the Great

Watch this video and then complete the quiz.

Quotation
Alexander the Great is said to have been the "first global leader". Write some lines to support this statement.
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