Avani Reddy: Blog Post 1, 2, and 3

 Number One and Two:

           Hello, I am a soldier that was enrolled in Alexander’s army. Although I was only in the army for a short amount of time, I found out that Alexander was truly great. Now, this was about 10 years ago but I do recall most of it. Alexander was considered a conqueror, a king of Macedonia, and a great general. He led us through many battles and marches. And he was very smart because he was taught by Aristotle. Although sometimes we were exhausted and missed our family we still did our job, and proved to him we were a great army to lead. We first invaded Persia. We did this because this was part of Alexander’s dads plan before he died. Later, we marched to the Indus Valley but since we were too exhausted we turned back and went to see our wonderful families!

Alexander is referred to as being great because he changed the way the culture is and has influenced the society majorly. In my opinion he is kind, well-rounded, and confident. He is amazing because he knows how to be violent enough to get land but not overly violent into where everyone would quit. He even has cities that he founded and named!

During this time, many different cultures were being blended together which became known as the Hellenistic culture. This culture was a mixture of Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian cultures. This helped the kingdom as a whole because it developed new ways of thinking and new ways of culture. This created great diversity throughout the kingdom and throughout Greece.

 

 

Number Three:

           

 

A historical figure that is considered to be great is George Washington. George Washington did not want to be president, in fact he turned down presidency twice but the people finally convinced him. He lived in Virginia and was born into a family of great farmers. He then became a surveyor of the county that he lived in. Later, he married Martha Custis and joined the House of Burgesses. In 1775 he was selected to be the General of the Army. He led the army through many battles and had great characteristics of leadership and maturity. These characteristics were helpful when losing a battle or when losing people in a battle. Later he was elected President of the United States, he was our first president. He and Alexander shared similar qualities such as, being leaders, generals, and both being very intelligent in what they do. Alexander and Washington were both presidents/kings of countries and commanders of armies. Without Washington or Alexander our society would not be where it is today. They both were the foundation of our civilization.

 

Works Cited:

 

Columbia University, Press. “Alexander The Great.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6^th Edition [serial on the Internet]. (2013, June), [cited September 18, 2013]; 1-2. Available from: History Reference Center.

Schlesinger, Arthur. Alexander the Great. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. print.

Powell, Anton. Cultural Atlas for Young People Ancient Greece. New York: Facts of File, Inc, 1989. Print.

BBC, . N.p.. Web. 24 Sep 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/washington_george.shtml.

. N.p.. Web. 23 Sep 2013. http://www.awesomestories.com/assets/map-depicting-the-empire-of-alexander-the-great.

 

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