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Which conqueror's conquests led to Greek language and culture becoming dominant in the eastern Mediterranean and Near East in the fourth century BC?
Which conqueror's conquests led to Greek language and culture becoming dominant in the eastern Mediterranean and Near East in the fourth century BC?
Alexander the Great
During the second and first century BC, who absorbed the Greek world and added Greek culture to their own?
During the second and first century BC, who absorbed the Greek world and added Greek culture to their own?
Romans
What is a significant formative element in the past of Europeans, as mentioned in the prologue?
What is a significant formative element in the past of Europeans, as mentioned in the prologue?
History of Ancient Greece
What ancient civilizations have had a lasting impact on much of what we are familiar with today in terms of culture?
What ancient civilizations have had a lasting impact on much of what we are familiar with today in terms of culture?
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What is the primary focus of the book discussed in the text regarding Ancient Greece?
What is the primary focus of the book discussed in the text regarding Ancient Greece?
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What were the main characteristics of the earliest advanced civilizations in the Greek heartland?
What were the main characteristics of the earliest advanced civilizations in the Greek heartland?
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What caused the 'dark age' in the Greek world and Near East from the thirteenth century?
What caused the 'dark age' in the Greek world and Near East from the thirteenth century?
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What was the governance structure in the Greek world during the dark age?
What was the governance structure in the Greek world during the dark age?
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How did larger Greek cities interact with smaller ones during the recovery period after the dark age?
How did larger Greek cities interact with smaller ones during the recovery period after the dark age?
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What aspects contributed to the Greeks' growing consciousness of their unity?
What aspects contributed to the Greeks' growing consciousness of their unity?
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What were some features of Greek society as they had more interactions with non-Greeks?
What were some features of Greek society as they had more interactions with non-Greeks?
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