WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What 3 cultures were blended together by Alexander the Great?
A
Chinese, Italian and Persian Cultures
B
Egyptian, Iraq and India Cultures
C
Greek, Egyptian and Persian Cultures
D
Italian, Greek, and French Cultures
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander encouraged his soldiers to marry Persian women, in this way, the children of these marriages would share both Persian and Greek cultures. Alexander created the Hellenistic Age, a time when Greek culture mixed with the various cultures of Alexander’s Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greek (also called Hellenic) culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences, a blending which came to be known as Hellenistic culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of Alexander’s policies, a vibrant new culture emerged. Greek (also known as Hellenic) culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influ-ences. This blending became known as Hellenistic culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hellenistic Culture – a combination of Greek, Persian and Indian art, philosophy, science, math, architecture and traditions that were created through contact between people ruled by Alexander the Great and spread by those that traveled in his empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hellenistic culture thus represents a fusion of the ancient Greek world with that of Western Asian, Northeastern African, and Southwestern Asian. This mixture gave rise to a common Attic-based Greek dialect, known as Koine Greek, which became the lingua franca throughout the ancient world.

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