Who Is Alexander The Great Dbq

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To achieve true greatness you need to have creativity, intelligence and concern for others, Alexander lacked the concern for others which is a vital part of being great. Without concern for others he can not properly rule all the new land, people and cultures. For these reasons Alexander The Great was not the great man most people thought he was. One of the ways Alexander was not great was the way he went about conquering others. When attacking other cities, the only way they would survive was surrendering without fight and hiding in a temple when attacked.
In Document C, when Alexander spread along the Mediterranean coast, many cities surrendered and these cities were treated “rather kindley”. Once Alexander reached Tyre was when he hit

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