How did Alexander help Greek culture spread far and wide?

Answer 1

Principally by establishing scores of cities on the Greek model (many called Alexandria after himself). These cities were self-governing and had temples, market places, theatres, baths and, for the men, perfume shops. He also married his senior soldiers to Asian women to breed up hybrid populations reared in Greek ways. He also allowed Greek carpetbaggers to gain commercial influence. Even the Jewish aristocracy adopted Greek ways, and even had operations to restore their foreskins so that they wouldn't look mutilated at the baths.

Hellenistic is a modern word used to describe this world he left behind when he died - not Greek below the aristocracy, but a veneer of Greek culture, which progressively returned to other ways as the Hellenistic Kingdoms which his generals carved out for themselves shrank from covering the Middle East and Central Asia to Egypt, Syria and parts of Asia Minor.

Answer 2

In the area he took over, he began to establish Greek-type city-states, introduced Greek language as the language of commerce, married his top supporters to Persian women to try to absorb their upper classes into Greek (Hellenic) society.

This began a process of Hellenisation throughout his empire and then the kingdoms carved out of his empire by his generals when he died. Today we call it Hellenistic (like Hellenic). It was limited and superficial as it did not penetrate down to the lower classes.

Answer 3

He established over 70 Greek style city-states, half modestly called Alexandria after himself. He married many of his followers to Persian women to breed a mixed population with Greek upbringing. He inducted a force of Persians into his army, and promoted Greek culture - all this from Libya to Central Asia.

Answer 4

He established over 70 Greek-style cities, married his senior soldiers to Persian women, and inducted Persians into his armies. His early death limited the extent of this, but his successors maintained the limited spread of Greek culture through the Empire.

We today call this Hellenistic = like Greek.

Answer 5

Alexander helped spread Hellenism by unifying Persia, Greece, Egypt..... He mixed the cultures of all these different places and he helped spread Greek influence to many parts of the world.