Hieu 201 ch 5 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Alexander's invasion of the Near East was motivated primarily by a. his desire to obtain the agricultural wealth of Mesopotamia and Egypt in order to feed the growing population of Greece. b. a wish to avenge the Persian attacks on Greece in the fifth century B.C.; to eliminate any further threat from Persia; and also to satisfy his own desire for adventure. c. his personal hatred for the Persian king, Darius III. d. the pledge he made to Philip to destroy the Ionian cities that had re...