Intro Part 2 & Ch3

Part two:
We are transitioning into what took place after the First Civilizations: large-scale globalization of civilizations, spreading across the the planet with increasing numbers of people and larger territories. There was a constant trend in civilizations falling and new civilizations emerging and (today) historians are  still gathering and putting together the pieces. Even though economic and social patterns hadn't significantly changed, the world was different from the time of the First Civilizations. And as we dive deeper into the chapters it'll become more apparent on where to compare these experiences of the various peoples.    

Ch3:
After reading chapter three one section really caught my interest, reading about Alexander the Great and his conquest during the Hellenistic era (323-30 B.C.). Alexander the Great's mission was to unify Greece by taking down the Persian Empire and that is just what he did. He became a legend, "King of Asia," and it was among the greatest military feats of the ancient world because it created a Greek empire from Egypt and Anatolia to Afghanistan and India. We has anointed as pharaoh and was declared a "son of the gods" by Egyptian priests. However, shortly after his death his empire was divided into three kingdoms,  and with it the spread of Greek culture.