It is Hellenistic culture. It was formed by Alexander the great when he took over all of those city-states.
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in the west - the Nile Valley. In the Middle East - the Aegean, Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas and Syr Daria River. In the south - the Arabian desert, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. In the east - the Indus River.
The Indus River is to ancient Indian civilization what the Nile River is to ancient Egyptian civilization.
sharing his power with governors of city-states
Hellenistic civilisation was the result of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire, which included Turkey, the Middle East, Persia, Afghanistan, Pakistan west of the river Indus, Central Asia and Egypt. Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek influence in the conquered areas, rather than a blend of cultures.
It lay at the centre of the Middle East and Central Asian regions to the north of the Indian Ocean between the Mediterranean Sea in the west and the Syr Darya and Indus Rivers in the east.