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Alexander the great was proclaim Pharaoh by the Egyptians around 331 BCE.

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World History Before 1600: The development of Early Civilization (Vol 1), Upshur., Terry., Holoka., Goff., Cassar: Cengage Learning (2005)

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Alexander was welcomed into Egypt because the Egyptians had despised the Persians and the taxes which they had been forced to pay under their control. To them, Alexander was seen as a liberator

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Alexander the great is macedonian no greek

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He liberated them from the Persian Empire.

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They had been badly affected by ongoing struggles between would-be local rulers.

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They were glad to have an end to Persian rule.

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because he wanted to concer eygept

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Did Alexander the great liberate Egypt?

Depends what you mean by liberate. He did liberate it from Persian rule and many native Egyptians thought he would be a benevolent ruler so they welcomed him when he arrived. But Egypt was still a conquered nation after Alexander came and it would not regain its independence untill many centuries later.


Alexander the Great was welcomed as a liberator by the people of?

egypt


Why did the Egyptians name Alexander the new pharaoh?

There had been civil war in Egypt, and when Alexander conquered it, the Egyptians were happy to get a resolution by accepting Alexander's stabilising rule.


Who did Alexander think should become the ruler when he died?

Alexander believed he was a divine god (said by the Egyptians), meaning he didn't believe he would die. therfore, when he died, Alexander still didn't have a say.


What did the Egyptians make Alexander the Great?

Pharaoh.


What happened to Alexander after he entered Egypt?

When Alexander entered Egypt, he was welcomed by the Egyptians and was regarded as a liberator from Persian rule. He was proclaimed the new "master of the Universe" and the son of the god Amun. He founded the city of Alexandria of Egypt, which later became the most important city on Egypt. He then left to fight the Persian emperor in Mesopotamia (Iraq).


Where did the Egyptians crown Alexander the great as their new pharaoh?

He was crowned Alexander the Great in Memphis, Egypt.


Why have people both feared and welcomed floods?

Ancient Egyptians, for instance, called their fertile cropland "the gift of the Nile."


Was Alexander the great a saint?

No but he was considered a god by many particularly in Egypt where he was welcomed as Pharoah and set up the city of Alexander. He beleived he was decended from Archilles too.


How did Alexander think of penicillin?

He didn't. He "discovered" it by accident. I say that in quotes because the ancient Egyptians had recognized that some molds carried anti-bacterial properties.


How did Egyptians solve flooding problems?

Ancient egyptians welcomed them, they brought valuable sediment down from the mountains that kept the farmland fertile.In modern times the Aswan dam was built to control flooding.


Why did Alexander destroy egyptians?

because he want to be the great power in the world