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Greek culture was not spread throughout the world. It did not go to the continents of North America, South America, most of Africa, Australia and eastern Asia other than as a very late adoption of a very limited influence in architecture and literature.
It spread through the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals as overpopulated ancient Greek city-states sent off their surplus populations to seize new land and establish their own city-states, resulting in over 2,000 cities. Then Alexander the great attempted to impose it on the Persian Empire, curtailed by his early death. It left a veneer of Greek culture amongst the upper class of Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor.
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TaigaGreek culture was not spread throughout the world. It did not go to the continents of North America, South America, most of Africa, Australia and eastern Asia other than as a very late adoption of a very limited influence in architecture and literature.
It spread through the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals as overpopulated ancient Greek city-states sent off their surplus populations to seize new land and establish their own city-states, resulting in over 2,000 cities. Then Alexander the great attempted to impose it on the Persian Empire, curtailed by his early death. It left a veneer of Greek culture amongst the upper class of Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor.
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Why did Alexander the great attempt to spread Greek culture throughout the known world?
He was out to conquer the known world and was Greek, so to control the he conquered he brought with him Greek culture.
Who was a Macedonian responsible for spreading the culture and influence of the Greek world?
Aristotle was born in Macedonia.. and his works certainly spread the culture and influence of the Greek world. More so after his death though I'd say.
How did Persia spread its culture to other regions of the world?
They spread it to America for independence.
How was trade and commerce related to the spread of koine throughout the region of the Hellenistic world?
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How do Petrarch's arguments compare with Cicero's defense of Greek culture?
Cicero was ambivalent about Greek culture, on the one hand admiring it, on the other asserting the superiority of Rome to its client Greek world. Petrarch as an enthusiastic admirer of Greek culture, not surprising for a Middle Ages philosopher in a medieval Europe struggling to emerge from the Dark Age.
