HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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A major world religion was spread
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A deadly plague was spread to the Persian Empire.
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Culturally and politically separate areas were unified.
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Caste systems from the Hindus were adopted by Greeks.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. The Greeks made important contributions to philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. Literature and theatre was an important aspect of Greek culture and influenced modern drama. The Greeks were known for their sophisticated sculpture and architecture.
Detailed explanation-2: -The impact of Hellenization was so powerful that when the Romans conquered the last Hellenistic kingdom, they too fell under the spell of Alexander the Great’s legacy. In turn, the adoption of Hellenistic ideas reshaped Roman culture and society, laying the foundations for our modern world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Hellenistic states were ruled absolutely by kings. (By contrast, the classical Greek city-states, or polei, had been governed democratically by their citizens.) These kings had a cosmopolitan view of the world, and were particularly interested in amassing as many of its riches as they could.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hellenistic artists copied and adapted earlier styles, and also made great innovations. Representations of Greek gods took on new forms (1996.178; 11.55). The popular image of a nude Aphrodite, for example, reflects the increased secularization of traditional religion.