Question

alexander and his successors, 336 - 300 bc
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1. region to which continents did alexanders empire spread?
2. place which kingdoms succeeded the empire of alexander the great after his death in 323 bc?

alexander marched into egypt, a persian territory, in 332 bc. the egyptians welcomed him as a liberator. they crowned him pharaoh— or god - king. during his time in egypt, alexander founded the city of alexandria at the mouth of the nile river. after leaving egypt, alexander moved east into mesopotamia to confront darius. the desperate persian king assembled a force of some 250,000 men. the two armies met at gaugamela (gaw - guh - mee - luh), a small village near the ruins of ancient nineveh. alexander launched a massive phalanx attack followed by a cavalry charge. as the persian lines crumbled, darius again panicked and fled. alexanders victory at gaugamela ended persias power.
within a short time, alexanders army occupied babylon, susa, and persepolis. these cities yielded a huge treasure, which alexander distributed among his army. a few months after it was occupied, persepolis, persias royal capital, burned to the ground. some people said alexander left the city in ashes to signal the total destruction of the persian empire. the greek historian arrian, writing about 500 years after alexanders time, suggested that the fire was set in revenge for the persian burning of athens. however, the cause of the fire remains a mystery.
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1. what happened when alexander marched into egypt, a persian territory, in 332 bc.

Explanation:

1. Alexander's empire spread across Europe (Macedonia - part of Greece in his time), Africa (Egypt), and Asia (from Asia - Minor to parts of India).
2. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, his empire was divided into the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the Middle - East and Central Asia, and the Antigonid Kingdom in Greece and Macedonia.
3. In 332 BC, when Alexander marched into Egypt (a Persian territory at the time), the Egyptians welcomed him as a liberator and crowned him pharaoh, and he founded the city of Alexandria at the mouth of the Nile River.

Answer:

1. Europe, Africa, and Asia.
2. Ptolemaic Kingdom, Seleucid Empire, Antigonid Kingdom.
3. The Egyptians welcomed him as a liberator, crowned him pharaoh, and he founded the city of Alexandria.