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Why were the kindoms called Hellenistic Hellenistic Macedonia Hellenistic Syria and Hellenistic Egypt?
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Hellenistic refers to Hellenism - Greek culture. Alexander the Great, on capturing the Persian Empire, tried to introduce Greek culture as a way of civilising it according to his viewpoint. On his death his generals split up this empire amongst themselves as kings. They introduced a veneer of Greek culture amongst the upper classes of their kingdoms, but the lower classes continued on their own cultures.
We today call them Hellenistic (like Greek) rather then Hellenic (Greek) as they were superficially like Greek, but not fully so.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoWe use the word Hellenistic to describe 'like Greek'). Alexander and his successors tried to introduce Greek (Hellenic) customs in the empire he conquered from Persia however this was superficial amongst the upper classes. The rest of the peoples retained their own cultures. After Alexander's early death his generals divided his empire amongst themselves and ruled over what we call today the Hellenistic Kingdoms, several of which were transient, eventually settling down to Macedonia, Egypt, Syria-Mesopotamia and Pergamon, the Hellenistic kingdoms.
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Where is the location of the Hellenistic kingdoms?
Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, Mainland Greece.
What are all the countries that border ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece was bordered by the kingdoms of Paeonia and Illyria and depending on what era, Thrace.*** Macedonia and Epirus were the buffers of Greece in Europe...R. M. Cook, British archaeologist, "The Greeks until Alexander", 1962, p. 23.
How Alexander the greats empire were divided after his death?
The Ptolemaic, the Selecuid, the Lysimachian, and of course Macedonia under Cassander.
Is greek victory over Persians associated with the Hellenistic period?
No. The Hellenistic period was over a century later when Alexander the Great's empire was split up after his death by his generals into separate kingdoms, which have been given the modern name of Hellenistic Kingdoms - Egypt, Macedonia and Syria, and hence it was the Hellenistic period until they were absorbed into the Roman Empire in the First Century BCE.
Who was the ruler during the Hellenistic age?
The ruler who took up the reigns in Macedonia and the rest of Greece was Cassander. The Hellenistic period of Greece came after the death of Alexander the Great who was hegemon of a united Greece.
What three kingdoms were created out of Alexander's empire after his death?
Hellenistic Macedonia, Hellenistic Syria, and Hellenistic Egypt.
Where is the location of the Hellenistic kingdoms?
Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, Mainland Greece.
What were the 4 Hellenistic kingdoms?
Antigonid kingdom of Macedonia, Seleucid Kingdom, Kingdom of Pergamum, and Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
What was the name of the Hellenistic kingdom?
There were several Hellenistic kingdoms carved out of Alexander's empire after he died. The ones which endured for a couple of hundred years or more were Macedonia, Egypt and Syria-Mesopotamia.
Analyze the location of the Hellenistic kingdoms?
They resulted from the split up of the Persian Empire - settling down to Egypt, Syria, Pergamon, Macedonia.
What are all the countries that border ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece was bordered by the kingdoms of Paeonia and Illyria and depending on what era, Thrace.*** Macedonia and Epirus were the buffers of Greece in Europe...R. M. Cook, British archaeologist, "The Greeks until Alexander", 1962, p. 23.
How Alexander the greats empire were divided after his death?
The Ptolemaic, the Selecuid, the Lysimachian, and of course Macedonia under Cassander.
Egypt was conquered by the son of the king of Macedonia in 332 Bc He brought Greek culture to Egypt He was called The Great?
He was Alexander the Great. He was king of Macedonia.
What happened to Alexander's empire(s) after he died?
His generals fought each other and slit up his empire into a number of kingdoms we call today the Hellenistic Kingdoms. These eventually settled down to Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and Pergamon.
How many regions there were in ancient Egypt?
There are 3 kindoms old,middle,and new kindom
Is greek victory over Persians associated with the Hellenistic period?
No. The Hellenistic period was over a century later when Alexander the Great's empire was split up after his death by his generals into separate kingdoms, which have been given the modern name of Hellenistic Kingdoms - Egypt, Macedonia and Syria, and hence it was the Hellenistic period until they were absorbed into the Roman Empire in the First Century BCE.
The center of the Hellenistic world was?
Primarily Alexandria-Egypt, followed by Athens-Attica, Pella-Macedonia, Pergamos-Asia Minor, Seleucia-Mesopotamia, Syracuse-Sicily, Antiochia-Syria.
