2.3. GREEK AND HELLENISTIC STATES IN THE CLASSICAL MEDITERRANEAN

Identify and explain ONE way how Greek philosophical traditions, rooted in the sixth century BCE, shaped the political structures of city-states, giving rise to both republican and democratic forms of governance.

Identify and explain ONE way in which the empire of Alexander the Great and the successor Hellenistic empires, built upon Persian political structures, propagated Greek cultural and administrative practices to West, Central, and South Asia, as well as North Africa.

Identify and explain ONE way in which Greek philosophy and polytheistic religious traditions, wielding a pervasive influence, shaped the art, architecture, and culture of the Hellenistic and Roman empires.