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The kingdoms were called Hellenistic because their culture was Greek-like after Alexander the great fused his Hellenic culture with the lands he conquered.
Hellene was the Greek name for things Greek after the legendary founder Helen. Greek is a word used by Romans. Greeks even today call themselves Hellenes.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe word Hellenistic comes from the Greek word, Hellas, meaning Greece. The Hellenistic period was the period after Alexander the Great's death when his Generals split the empire into four kingdoms between them. These kingdoms were a blend of Alexander's Greek culture with the Persian, Egyptian and many other cultures of the lands Alexander conquered.
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The Persian Empire was divided into three realms after his death?
The Persian Empire ceased to exist after Alexander the Great took it over. It became the Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided into the Hellenistic Kingdoms by the generals who succeeded him. These kingdoms included Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and others in Asia Minor and Greece.
What was the Hellenistic civilization why was the Hellenistic civilization important?
Hellenistic culture is the blend of Greek, Middle Eastern and Asian cultures. The significance is that this blend happened after Alexander conquered the empires and countries listed above for the first time in history.
What features of Greek culture could be seen in the Hellenistic Kingdoms?
Architecture, statuary, painting, libraries, gymnasiums, theatre, religion, land and sea warfare, slavery.
Alexander the great's conquest of the Persian Empire resulted in?
A period of cultural diffusion between Greece and the Near East.First, his converting it into an empire of his own, then after his early death, his generals carved it up and established kingdoms of their own which we today call the Hellenistic kingdoms.
What caused the decline of the Persian Empire?
The assault by Alexander the Great, who replaced the empire with his own Macedonian Empire. It was split up into several Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander's death.
Why are all three Hellenistic?
why are all three kingdoms hellenistic
What was the greatest of the Hellenistic kingdoms?
kingdoms
What three kingdoms were created out of Alexander's empire after his death?
Hellenistic Macedonia, Hellenistic Syria, and Hellenistic Egypt.
Why were these kingdoms called hellentisc?
These kingdoms are called hellentisc because this culture was not completly greek, or hellenic, historians calla it hellenistic, or greek-like.
Which civilization conquered all the Hellenistic kingdoms?
Alexander died unexpectedly without an obvious heir. With no clear direction, his generals fought for power. Eventually, three distinct Hellenistic kingdoms emerged: Macedonia (which included Greece), Syria, and Egypt. Although Hellenistic culture flourished in all three kingdoms-in particular, Alexandria in Egypt became a great center of culture and learning-all three kingdoms fell to the growing power of Rome between 60 and 30 BC.
Why would Alexander the Great call his three kingdomes Hellenistic?
He didn't - as far as he was concerned there was only his one kingdom. After his death, his generals fought over the spoils and created their own kingdoms. We call these kingdoms today Hellenistic because the local cultures of these kingdoms were merged with Hellenic (Greek) culture and civilization creating a fusion of the two - which is why we use Hellenistic (like Greek) rather then Hellenic (Greek).
Who did Rome conquer in the Eastern Mediterranean?
The Hellenistic Kingdoms.
What is the language was the Hellenistic kingdoms government conducted in?
greek
What language was government conducted in Hellenistic kingdoms?
Greek.
What was Hellenistic kingdoms business was conducted in what language?
Greek.
In Hellenistic kingdoms government was conducted in what language?
Greek.
Why were the three kingdoms Hellenistic?
Hellenism/Hellenic was their word for Greek. The kingdoms which arose from Alexander's empire after his death were called Hellenistic as they were based on Greek civilisation. However this was superficial as most of the peoples in the ex-Persian territories retained their old ways - only the upper classes adopted Greek culture. So the word Hellenistic is used instead of Hellenic to indicate the partial culture 'like Hellenic'.
