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Can you name some famous emperors or empresses in Chinese history?
China's first Emperor
Emperor Qinshihuang
The Great wall
Empress WuZetian
The greatest Empress in China
wordless gravestone
Who was the greatest emperor in European history?
Emperor Alexander
Alexander the Great
亚历山大大帝
公元前356年7月20日
-前323年6月10日
亚历山大大帝, 古马其顿帝国国王,亚历山大帝国皇帝,世界古代史上著名的军事家和政治家 。20岁一继位,就发动隆隆战车,以其雄才大略,先后统一希腊全境,进而横扫中亚,荡平波斯帝国,大军开到印度河流域,不费一兵一卒而占领埃及全境。世界四大文明古国占据其三。征服全境约500万平方公里(西起古希腊、马其顿,东到印度恒河流域,南临尼罗河第一瀑布,北至药杀水)
亚历山大大帝在短短的13年时间里创下了前无古人的辉煌业绩,他促进了古希腊文化的繁荣发展和东西方文化的交流与经济,融合东西文化,并且鼓励民族间通婚,倡导民族间地位平等,对人类社会文化的进展产生了重大的影响。
Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjiang
Alexander the Great
Read Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjiang and try to do a matching game, finding out main idea for each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para4
The discovery of a statue showing a result of Alexander the Great’s influence
Alexander’s early life
Alexander’s victories and death
Alexander the Great’s influence on the world
Main idea
Scanning
1. Where was the statue discovered in Xinjiang probably from?
2. When did Alexander become a Greek king?
3. What was his ambition?
4. Did his own army always support him?
Why or why not?
5. How old was he when his kingdom became the largest in the world?
6. What happened to his kingdom after he died?
1.Where was the statue discovered in
Xinjiang probably from?
2. When did Alexander become a Greek king?
3. What was his ambition?
Distant Greece
At the age of twenty (after his father died).
Taking control of the entire world
4. Did his own army always support him?
Why or why not?
5. How old was he when his kingdom became the largest in the world?
6. What happened to his kingdom after he died?
No, because they grew tired of endless battles.
He was thirty years old.
His generals divided his kingdom among themselves.
Alexander became the king before his father died.
In around 326 BC, Alexander had almost ruled more land than anyone before.
Alexander turned back because of the failure of his own army.
Alexander’s army had only 3000 men in 334 BC.
after
tiredness
42,000
334, BC
Middle East and Egypt
Then, India
336, BC Greece
summary
Researchers announced the _______________ (discover) of a small statue in northern Xinjiang. When ___________(ask) how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained that no doubt this was a result __________ Alexander the Great’s influence.
Alexander the Great was the son of a Greek King ___________defeated many Greek cities in battle. _________the age of twenty, Alexander himself became king after his father died.
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________334 BC, he took his army into the Middle East and then Egypt, ______________(defeat) every army that stood _________his path. Then he turned his eyes east. It seemed _________nothing could stop him ____________(take)control of the entire world. However, his own army grew tired ___________endless battles and refused ______________(go) any further, so he had to turn back. In 323 BC, he came down ___________ a fever and died.
Alexander the Great spread the Greek culture from Europe________Africa and Asia, __________ (influence) the world for centuries to come.
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What kinds of qualities does Alexander the Great have? Give your supporting details.
Discussion
courageous/
independent
capable
ambitious
At the age of twenty , Alexander himself became king after his father died.
In 334BC, he took his army, …defeating every army that stood in his path. Then
he turned his eyes east…finding victory wherever he went.
It seemed that nothing could stop him from taking control of the entire world.