SSC
WORLD HISTORY
Question
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Homer
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Plato
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Athena
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Alexander the Great
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander spread Greek culture throughout the Persian Empire, including parts of Asia and Africa. Alexander respected the local cultures he conquered, and allowed their customs to continue.
Detailed explanation-2: -What do you mean when you say Hellenistic? Hellenization, or Hellenism, refers to the spread of Greek culture that had begun after the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century, B.C.E.
Detailed explanation-3: -First the Greeks (and others) spread their culture around the Mediterranean, then Alexander and the Hellenistic kingdoms spread trade and culture eastward to India, north into Central Asia, and south into Africa. They established a firm connection of trade and exchange with India and central Asia that was never broken.