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Blog #34 April 8, 2019

 Questions Page 145
1. King Philip II- dreamed of taking control of Greece and then moving against Persia to seize its vast wealth. In Macedonia, it is located just north of Greece, had rough terrain and a cold climate. Alexander the Great was Philip's son who proclaimed himself as King of Macedonia. He tamed a wild horse that none his father's groom men could at the age of 9
2. Darius III was the Persian king, which Alexander's victory at Granicus alarmed him.
3. Philip won the war because he trained his peasants into a well-trained professional army. He used his heavy phalanx formation to break through enemy lines. In 338 B.C., Philip won the war.
4. Alexander continued his campaign because he wanted to be the greatest at everything.
5. After Alexander died, his own people fought to be the leader of Macedonia. Eventually, Antigonus became the leader and a new, vibrant culture emerged.

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