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2. Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire was the most significant because it was the largest and strongest empire of its time and Alexander was able to merge the two cultures.
3. Philip II conquered Greece by using a 16x16 phalanx to approach the opposing army and then once engaged, he used the cavalry to destroy the opposition.
4. Alexander became power hungry and wanted to control the largest empire. Winning Persia so easily increased Alexander's ambition.
5. Alexander's empire was divided up between his 3 generals. Antigonus controlled Macedonia, Ptolemy became pharaoh of Egypt, and Seleucus took the old Persian empire