Question

What physical feature marks the eastern extent of Alexander's empire?

Answer 1

Answer:

• A great conqueror, in 13 short years he amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world — an empire that covered 3,000 miles. And he did this without the benefit of modern technology and weaponry.

• The Persians had already retreated from Ephesus, so Alexander continued to  Alexander returned northwards, and then east towards Persia.
• Alexander's vast empire began on the Greek peninsula, where his father Philip of Macedon defeated the Greek poleis and united them under his command before his death.
• Taking command, Alexander invaded the Persian empire, quickly conquering Ionia, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, and then expanding eastward across the Iranian plateau all the way to India.
• Mountain ranges and deserts influenced the direction of Alexander's conquests. In the west, the
• Caucasus mountains to the north and the Arabian Desert to the south directed his path.
• In the east, the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas forced him to turn south, along the Indus River.
• After over ten years and thousands of miles, he returned westward to Persia, where he died of uncertain causes.

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