SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Blending of Greek and Asian cultures is known as ____
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Persian
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Alexandrian
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Hellenism
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Egyptian
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Hellenistic Age was a time when Greeks came in contact with outside people and their Hellenic, classic culture blended with cultures from Asia and Africa to create a blended culture. One man, Alexander, King of Macedonia, a Greek-speaker, is responsible for this blending of cultures.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hellenistic culture is a blending of four cultures into one, namely Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian. People might often use Hellenic and Hellenistic interchangeably, but they are not the same.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mixing of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture produced a new culture called Greco-Roman culture. This is also often called classical civilization.
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