WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hellenism was the way that Alexander the Great wanted to mix Greek culture throughout his empires, while allowing the people to do what?
A
move away
B
keep their own culture and ways of life
C
fight back to keep their lives the same
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander created the Hellenistic Age, a time when Greek culture mixed with the various cultures of Alexander’s Empire. This was a time of advances in learning, math, art, and architecture. Some of the great names of learning in this Age include Archimedes, Hero, and Euclid.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hellenistic Kings gave jobs in the government to Greeks and Macedonians. The officials had to speak Greek. New communities were populated by Greeks and Macedonians and used Greek agriculture style spreading the Greek culture in the known world.

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