CRASH COURSE HISTORY RESPONSE FORM #8 TOPIC/TITLE: Alexander the Great NAME: Casey Murphy PERIOD: 2W LIST TWO NEW FACTS YOU LEARNED: a) In the first 3-4 minutes *Alexander was born in 356 BCE and died in 323 BCE *When he was 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could, which impressed his father, Phillip II, and he never lost a battle. b) In the middle *He was good at conquering other nations, but not good at building his own empire and after he died his kingdom split into 3 Hellenistic Kingdoms. *Alexander spread the language of Greek throughout his conquered kingdom. c) In the last 3-4 minutes *Pompey of Rome worshiped Alexander after his death *Pompey tried to immolate Alexander?s hair style.