Each of the following is true about the Hellenistic Age except
A)economic activity, including trade, occurred on a much grander and sophisticated scale than it had in Hellenic times.
B)competition for wealth and power increased greatly and there was a concentration of wealth unknown among Greeks in Hellenic times.
C)cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism.
D)a new form of common Greek called Koine became the common language in the Hellenistic world.
E)Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world but the movement of peoples was limited.

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The statement that "Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world but the movement of peoples was limited" is false. In fact, there was significant movement of peoples during the Hellenistic Age, including colonization and the establishment of Greek communities in various parts of the Mediterranean world.

Each of the Following Is True About the Hellenistic Age