Presenting

Today in class we begun to share out power points we have been working on. Here are some of the notes i took during class:
1. King Phillip is the father of Alexander the Great.
2. King of Macedon.
3. Lost right eye during battle.
4. Had many wives.
5. Did not get along very well with Alexander.
6. Olympia is the mother of Alexander.
7. Alexander had a better relationship with his mother then his father.
8. Married 357 B.C
9. Alexander was told to be the son of Zeus.
10. Described that moment a turning point of his divinity.
11. Thought to be the son of God,
12. Esteemed arrogance in himself, and had a lot of confidence.
13. Zeus= the god of thunder and lighting.
14. King Phillip was assassinated in the Spring of 336 B.C.
15. Killed by a young Macedon noble Persian who was King Phillips body guard responsible for the assassination.
16. Alexander was the eldest son and became king at the age of 20.
17. He defeated Thracian and others in battle, than made his way to Asia minor.
18. He had great success in conquering the Persian Empire.
19. Sent large amount of army to Persia on the Royal Road.
20. he's trying to defeat the Persian empire.
21. Stayed in Persepolis for 5 months.
22. Battle of Chaeronea, Battle of Grankus, Battle of Issus, Battle of Gaugamela.
23. Seige of tyre- sent threats and attacked.
24. Battle of Issus- Marked beginning and end of Persian power.
25. No one knows why he died.
26. India had elephants.
27. Battle of Astaphelus is where bruceaphulus died.