CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -They considered themselves ‘Hellenes’ but the also had deep local identities which they treasured. Alexander the Great after his first major triumph in the battlefields against Perseans dedicated the gifts in the name of all the Hellenes who were participating in the campaign.
Detailed explanation-2: -It may surprise you that Greeks don’t call themselves “Greek”. Instead Greeks refer to themselves as “”-Hellenes. The word “Greek” comes from the Latin “Graeci”, and through Roman influence has become the common root of the word for Greek people and culture in most languages.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the Greeks of the classical era understood themselves to belong to a common Hellenic genos, their first loyalty was to their city and they saw nothing incongruous about warring, often brutally, with other Greek city-states.