September 29, 2014
G Block World History
1). I believe that Alexander deserves to be called great for a number of reasons. First, being that he became the king of Macedon at the young age of 20, which further proves his greatness because he could rule the kingdom of Macedon at that early age. Second, he "conquered territories on a superhuman scale (link here)". In 334, Alexander conquered Persia, and within a decade, he conquered Egypt and was moving on to Iran (link here). Third, he found an empire known as the Hellenistic Empire. This empire was mostly Greek culture spread across the Mediterrainean. It was called "Hellenistic" after the word "hellas" meaning Greece (link here).
2). People in the era of Alexander the Great viewed greatness in a much different way than people do in modern day. People today see greatness in a person that is educated and primarily successful in their set goal. Take for example, Bill Gates (link here). He is considered great in modern terms, mainly because of his creation of Microsoft. He isn't anywhere near a military warrior or general like Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great was considered great in his time because people were more focused on military leaders than any sort of leader in technology. This means that the social aspect of Macedon was more focused on the military part of their community. They weren't totally focused on the advancments of technology, unless it involved military technology.
3). In the short time that Alexander the Great lived, he accomplished more than most military leaders, even today. He conquered more land than Hitler did. All the people of Alexander's era saw him as a great leader because at the time, none of the stuff that he did wasn't morally wrong. When Hitler roamed the earth, genocide and segregation was absolutely frowned upon. That is why the time and distance of the leader's reign matters. It determines if what they do is morally right at the time of their reign.
Works Cited
"What Is the Hellenistic Age?" What Is the Hellenistic Age? N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
Moulton, Carroll. Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students. Vol. 1. New York: Scribner, 1998. Print.
"Bill Gates." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
Agiesta, James. "Alexander to Attalos:A Comparison." Alexander to Attalos:A Comparison. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014
Wepman, Dennis. Alexander the Great. New York: Chelsea House, 1986. Print.Wepman, Dennis. Alexander the Great. New York: Chelsea House, 1986. Print.
Robinson, Charles Alexander. Ancient History from Prehistoric times to the Death of Justinian. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1951. Print
on your first works cited where is the URL? otherwise formatting looks good, in your third paragraph you had a good conclusion, but your first two seem unfinished.
ReplyDeleteYour ideas are well represented, but you didn't really conclude your first two paragraphs. The third paragraph brings up some good points about how people thought Hitler was morally wrong but didn't think Alexander was, which i sort of agree with. Good job overall
ReplyDeleteSome good points in this, it kind of seems jumbled an not organzied though, but i like were you went with your examples that involve modern day things. Also, they first and second paragraphs dont have conclusions, which is really effecting the quality of this work.
ReplyDeleteI like how you referenced things outside of the topic of Alexander in your last paragraph.
ReplyDeleteYou had good points but you didn't go into detail about them.
ReplyDeleteI felt like your concepts were interesting very good, but I feel that some more details in the 2nd paragraph backing these ideas up may have made for a more persuasive essay. I felt like if you had had more examples backing when you said that they were interested only in military advancements it may have made a more clear argument.
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