WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Replaced Athens as the center of Hellenistic culture
A
Cairo
B
Sparta
C
Alexandria
D
Macedonia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexandria in Egypt became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -The great centers of Hellenistic culture were Alexandria and Antioch, capitals of Ptolemaic Egypt and Seleucid Syria respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hellenic refers to the period of Greek history before Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) and Hellenistic usually refers to the 300 year period between Alexander’s birth and the defeat of Anthony and Cleopatra. The center of Hellenistic Greece was Alexandria, Egypt.

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