Alexander,the Great

In today’s Western Civilization’s class, came the return of note taking. However, we did take notes while Mr. Schick lectured a PowerPoint to us or while watching a video, but instead each group played teacher for their Google presentation… or most groups did. I say most, because the first group that went completely forgot to include information on King Philip II, of Macedonia who is really important because he is Alexander’s real father, but don’t say that to Alexander. This is not to be told to him because Alexander was convinced that he was a Demigod, a son of Zeus. This gave him an extreme sense of self-confidence and arrogance. On top of that, another source that probably influenced Alexander, the Great’s arrogance, was Aristotle. Aristotle was one of the most brilliant minds at the time of Greece and Macedon, as well as Alexander’s mentor. He taught Alexander many things, including how to treat his subjects and military tactics. Alexander was told to treat Greeks fairly and rule them with wisdom, but when it came to the Barbarians, he was instructed to rule them with an iron fist because basically they suck because they are not Greek and Greece ROCKS!!!