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A Macedonian conqueror who conquered most of the known world, from to . Unlike other conquerors, his armies spread Greek culture and ideas everywhere they went.
The period created by Alexander's conquests, establishing the first truly international civilization based on . Alexander's teacher had prepared him to spread not just conquest, but culture.
After Alexander's empire broke apart, Greek ideas were preserved in the great in Egypt, which became the world's first international .
The conquered Greece militarily. However, Greek culture and ultimately conquered the Roman Empire. The Romans became the bridge that carried Greek innovations into the .
Three great philosophers laid the foundation for Western thinking: , who developed the method of questioning; , who wrote about the perfect society; and , who developed logic and scientific thinking.
Greek ideas about , the , and the belief that ordinary people can think rationally and govern themselves became the foundation of .