WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were some of the effects of Alexander the Great’s conquests? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A
Greek culture was spread far beyond Greece.
B
Greece was united for the first time in its history.
C
Persia was liberated from Egyptian control.
D
Alexandria became an important city for scholarly pursuits.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander the Great, a Macedonian king, conquered the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in a remarkably short period of time. His empire ushered in significant cultural changes in the lands he conquered and changed the course of the region’s history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander the Great, the ancient Macedonian ruler, is known as one of the greatest military strategists in history. Through his repeated conquests, he built the largest empire in the ancient world, and is remembered as brilliant, charismatic and ruthless.

Detailed explanation-3: -How was life in Sparta different from life in Athens? Choose the TWO correct answers. Spartans feared change, while Athenians valued new ideas. Athens relied on conquest and slavery to obtain food, while Sparta relied on trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps the greatest effect of his empire was the spread of Greek culture through the successor empires that long outlasted Alexander’s rule.

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