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Alexander the Great on the Fall of Egypt
Every once in awhile the world is given a leader who is able to accomplish great deeds and transforms
or changes the world. Alexander The Great was one of these individuals. Alexander The Great was
born in 356 BC and later became King of Macedonia when he was only twenty years old. He studied
with Aristotle, one of the best known Greek teachers in world history. His goal was to conquer
Greece's greatest enemy, Persia. He did this very quickly. He then continued his conquests and
ultimately conquered Egypt. Alexander's conquest of Egypt led to fall of the Egyptian culture.
Alexander the Great conquered more land than anyone before. He conquered Macedonia, Egypt,
Phoenicia, the Asia Minor, Babylon, Gaugameia, Ecatana, Susa, Persepolis, Parthia, Gedrosia,
Alexandra (Kandahar), Alexandra (Herat), Alexandra (Ghazni), Alexandra (Merv), Alexandra
Eskhate, Bactria, Bactra (Balkh), Sogdiana and Bucephata.
Alexander the Great had many goals in his life. He achieved them with good leadership and
persistence. Many people thought that Alexander had good leadership skills which enabled him to
conquer Egypt. He was considered to be a brave person, and had put himself in lots of danger when
he conquered Egypt. Alexander the Great wanted to do more than just conquer. He wanted his
empire to last. To guard against revolts and invasions, Alexander founded many colonies in the Greek
way. These colonies were made up of Alexander's soldiers, and he encouraged his soldiers to marry
local people. He himself married one, and led by example. Alexander was able to conquer Egypt,
which was once the most powerful nation in the world. For many years Egypt and Greece had
enjoyed a close bond with each other. Egypt had been profitable to Greek traders who had been
going there since the 8 th century BC. Greek philosophers had gone to Egypt to study and Greek
soldiers had helped the Egyptians rulers by the time Alexander came. Egypt had been taken over by
the Persians. The Egyptians welcomed Alexander's invasions and gave in easily. Another example that
Alexander was a shrewd leader was that he had respect for local religious customs. In Egypt he
recognized the Egyptians gods and his own gods. He even visited a famous temple of Zeus-Ammon
and had himself proclaimed the son of Zeus.
Alexander the Great died in 323 BC. After his death the Egyptian Empire fell apart, because people
relied too much on his control and leadership. He changed so many things, for example, the Greek
language, and the Egyptian script
changed, then it went back to it's original form to the creation of the kingdom.
Because of his conquest of Egypt. Egyptian culture declined. Even though Alexander respected
Egyptian culture, he changed the language and customs of the Egyptians. This caused the Egyptian
culture to decline.
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