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Greeks called themselves Hellenes, and still do. The word Greek came from the Romans, in their drive down Italy, ran into a tribe called the Graeci. Then they ran into the many Greek city-states located in southern Italy, and thinking them more of the same, called them the Magna Graeci (Great Greeks). The term Greek stuck in the Roman world. And those who spoke Greek were labelled Greeks - those who spoke Greek expanded as people in eastern Europe and the Middle East learned to use it when Alexander the great took over the Persian Empire and he and his Macedonian successors, who formed the Hellenistic Kingdoms out of his empire after his death, tried to introduce Greek culture.

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What was the time when greek culture spread through out the non-greek world known as?

It was initiated by Alexander the Great in the latter part of the 4th Century BCE.


How did the ideas of the ancients Greeks spread beyond Greece during the Hellenistic age?

Alexander the great conquerd most of the know world and spread the greek language and greek ideas that's why it was called a hellenistic empire


Is Hellenistic in The Bible?

Not as a term, the ending -"istic" is Latin aftr all, and the world Hellenistic is Frenach and German, but the Christian bible was written in the Hellenic dialect of the Hellenistic age: Koine Greek (Hellenic means Greek, in Greek: Hellenica). Koine (also spelled Coene) was the international language of the Hellenistic era. christ, and St Paul therefore do not speak of "Hellenists" but of "Hellenes" - Greeks. In the same way there are no "Americanists" today, just simply "Americans".


These years are referred to as Hellenistic because during this time?

Greek culture and influence spread throughout the Mediterranean region, which was a result of the conquests of Alexander the Great. The term Hellenistic comes from the word "Hellas," which means Greece in Greek. The Hellenistic period lasted from the death of Alexander in 323 BCE to the establishment of the Roman Empire in 31 BCE. During this time, Greek language, art, philosophy, and science had a lasting impact on the societies that came under Greek rule.


What was Alexander the great most important contribution to the world?

he started the Hellenistic period,spread greek culture & created alexandria

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What was the time when greek culture spread through out the non-greek world known as?

It was initiated by Alexander the Great in the latter part of the 4th Century BCE.


What term refers to the new Greek world Alexander the Great created?

Hellenistic = like Greek.


What was the combination of Greek Egyptian and Syrian and other ideas called?

The Hellenistic world.


On what was Hellenistic scholarship based?

Hellenistic scholarship was based on a combination of Greek philosophical traditions, especially those of Plato and Aristotle, along with scientific knowledge from various cultures including Egypt and Persia. This period also saw the translation of many works into Greek, creating a pool of knowledge that scholars drew upon to advance their understanding of the world.


What is the result of Alexander the Great conquest?

Hellenistic era, an age that saw the expansion of the greek language and greek ideas to the non-greek world.


The age when Greek cultural traditions expanded to a much larger world is known as what?

Hellenistic


How did the ideas of the ancients Greeks spread beyond Greece during the Hellenistic age?

Alexander the great conquerd most of the know world and spread the greek language and greek ideas that's why it was called a hellenistic empire


What was is the name of the age when Greek cultural traditions expanded to a much larger world is known as what?

Hellenistic


During the Hellenistic Age what language was spoken in the most of the?

Greek... In Greek the world Hellenic literally means Greek, so the age refers to the age which Greek culture and language spread rapidly under Alexander the Great...but in the days of Alexander they spoke Ancient Greek


Is Hellenistic in The Bible?

Not as a term, the ending -"istic" is Latin aftr all, and the world Hellenistic is Frenach and German, but the Christian bible was written in the Hellenic dialect of the Hellenistic age: Koine Greek (Hellenic means Greek, in Greek: Hellenica). Koine (also spelled Coene) was the international language of the Hellenistic era. christ, and St Paul therefore do not speak of "Hellenists" but of "Hellenes" - Greeks. In the same way there are no "Americanists" today, just simply "Americans".


What is Greek religion focused on?

Understanding the world.


What religion was practiced in the Hellenistic world?

There was an entire pantheon of Greek Gods relating to different areas of life. It was polytheistic