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- He founded about 20 cities with his name « Alexandria« , for example Alexandria in Egypt with its library- important learning center-.
- Development of all cities and settlements situated on trade routes permitted Greek culture to spread. The actors were Greek soldiers, traders, artisans helping set up the cities.
- Greek style temples, theatres, gymnasia were built throughout the lands conquered by Alexander and also during the Hellenistic Period after Alexander's death
- Throughout the lands he conquered, we could find statues, architecture and inscriptions that have been found in abundance in many local areas,
- Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists who ruled lands is also a factor of Greek culture spread in the East
- The Greek culture was spread through coinage commemorating events or Greek gods' images
- Introduced Greek language in the East Mediterranean
- He established intermarriage between his soldiers with the conquered people.
- After his death, his Generals claimed parts of the Macedonian empire, creating several Hellenistic nations: Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, Seleucid empire in Syria, Lysimachus kingdom also in Asia Minor etc. These states transmitted Greek culture till Roman conquests who adopted Greek culture, language and themselves and spread it to the western world.
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What civilization did Alexander the great become leader of before his invasions?
Greek
What was Alexander the Greats plan?
to spread greek culture and civilization.(hellenistic culture)
Was Alexander the Great roman or greek?
Alexander the great was Greek.
How did Greek civilization spread to the near east?
Greek culture spread to Egypt and Asia Minor when Alexander the Great conquered the region.
What changes to greek civilization did Philip and Alexander the great bring about through war?
Because they had a powerful kingdom
What civilization is a blend of Greek and Eastern influences?
Hellenistic civilization is a blend of Greek and Easter influences. Hellenism began in 323 BCE and was catalyzed by Alexander the Great and the creation of his expansive empire.
Why do we study Alexander the great today?
Well, he spread Greek culture to the Romans and pretty much jumpstarted the whole civilization.
How did Alexander's conquests lead to the rise of civilization?
Various types of civilisation existed long before Alexander. His object was to bring in Greek culture to promote his view of civilisation. This spread a veneer of Greek culture through western Asia and Egypt, but this progressively wore thin after his death.
A famous Greek conqueror in Asia?
Alexander the Great, who was Macedonian, not Greek.
Is Alexander the great greek?
Alexander the Great was Greek. Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula and is now a province of modern Greece. Epirus is still the north-west state in Greece. Alexander and his father were descendants of the Argead dynasty which originate from Argos in southern Greece while his mother descendant from the Molossians, the tribe of Achilles. Alexander significantly exposed the vast areas that he conquered to Greek civilization and influence.
Who was Alexander the Greek the son of?
Philip 2, king of Macedonia. He was Alexander the Great, not the Greek. And he was a Macedonian, not a Greek.
Which famous greek conquered Egypt?
Alexander the great of Greece conquered the world.
