During the Hellenistic Age
A)economic activity, including trade, was restricted to Macedonian elites only.
B)competition for wealth and power decreased greatly, and social distinctions blurred.
C)cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism.
D)the Macedonian language 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.

Question

During the Hellenistic Age
A)economic activity, including trade, was restricted to Macedonian elites only.
B)competition for wealth and power decreased greatly, and social distinctions blurred.
C)cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism.
D)the Macedonian language 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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During the Hellenistic Age, cities played a major role in spreading Hellenism and culture across the world. They served as centers of learning, trade, and politics, and were the agents that spread Hellenism to the countryside.