Explanation:
Alexander the Great…Was He Really?
Complete this graphic organizer to prepare you for writing your opinion about whether or not Alexander was really great. You will need to support your claim with a minimum of Two pieces of evidence that you will be able to provide solid reasoning for. Be sure to include the source for ALL of your evidence.
Claim:
Alexander of Macedonia was . . .
Support your Claim:
Evidence: (what information from the documents support your claim)
Alexander was good and bad. He was bad in a sense that his legacy was the end of Macedonian Empire that Philip and Alexander took so hard to build. His legacy was also a disaster for the Mediterranean world and for Greece, because those regions were plunged into 40-years of warfare among these successors.
Reasoning: (how does the above evidence support your claim)
Source: (which document you got your evidence from)
Evidence: (what information from the documents support your claim)
Reasoning: (how does the above evidence support your claim)
Source: (which document you got your evidence from)
In the box below write your paragraph using at least two pieces of evidence from the documents. Minimum 4-6 complete sentences.
Was Alexander the Great actually great or not so great?
