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Why do you think Alexander encouraged marriages between Macedonians and Persians?
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∙ 6y ago
It was to make the Persians respect him that he adopted their customs and dress; he wanted them to think he was no different to the rulers they'd had in the past.
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Is it true or false that both the Persians and Alexander the Great invaded the Indus Valley?
Yes - the Persians in the 6th Century BCE, the Macedonians in the 4th Century BCE.
Which people were the chief enemies of the Greeks in the 400s BC?
The Macedonians. Double check though~
List the various peoples who dominated Egypt after the collapse of the kingdom?
about 1215 b.c. the Egyptians began to lose parts of their empire to invaders known as the Sea peoples:)
Where did Alexander's route of conquest begin?
When he crossed the Hellespont from Europe ti Asia Minor, which was held by the Persians.
What leader defeated the Persian empire?
Well, seeing as how this question is filled under Alexander the Great, I would assume that you should know that the leader of Macedonia, Alexander the Great, defeated the Persian empire and held the title and office of the king of Persians.
Who did Alexander the Great win the loyalty of?
The Persians he promoted to take leadership roles over the heads of dissident Macedonians.
Is it true or false that both the Persians and Alexander the Great invaded the Indus Valley?
Yes - the Persians in the 6th Century BCE, the Macedonians in the 4th Century BCE.
Where did Alexander get married?
In Persia. He married the Persian Roxanne. He also arranged for his generals to marry Persians in a move to integrate his new empire with this marriage between Persians and Macedonians.
What was the battle between Persians and macedonians in 333 BC?
The Battle of Issus - a battle between Alexander the Great and King Darius .
What was the importance of Alexander the Great's many conquests?
His father had a dream to unite the city-states. Shortly after he died so Alexander was his heir. Alexander took his father's dream and tried to unite the Greeks, the Persians, and the Macedonians. He failed
How was it possible that Alexander the Great Defeated the Persian army since the Persians hugely outnumbered the Macedonians?
1. The Persians were unable to match the Macedonian phalanx.2. Alexander had a strong cavalry arm to match the Persians' cavalrt and used light infantry to maintain a link between cavalry and phalanx so the the Persians could not turn the flanks of the phalanx.3 it was a superior combination.
Do Persians have arranged marriages?
no
Who conquered the egyiptians?
The Persians (twice technically), the Macedonians (by Alexander the Great), and the Arabs (under the Umayaads). All of these happened fairly late in Ancient Egyptian history, during the New Kingdom.
What can the origins of Hellenistic Culture be traced to?
Hellenistic culture was that which developed in the successor kingdoms of Alexander the Great's empire which he had taken over from the Persians. It was based on the Greek culture which the Macedonians who ruled brought with them.
What did Alexander the Great do in 324 BC?
In 324 BC, Alexander the Great held a mass wedding ceremony known as the "Marriage of the Sogdians" in which he arranged the marriages of his officers with Persian noblewomen. This was an attempt to unite Macedonians and Persians and promote cultural integration in his empire. Additionally, he planned and organized the construction of a fleet of ships to explore the Indian Ocean, but this plan was abandoned after his death.
What did the Persians call the ancient Macedonians in the 5th Century BC?
Yauna Takabara - Greeks with sunhats (A reference to the distinct flat sun hat worn by the Macedonians).
Which people were the chief enemies of the Greeks in the 400s BC?
The Macedonians. Double check though~
