MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sub-Saharan Africa, Indus River, Orthopraxy
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Mmw 11 lecture 11 alexander the great. Centuries between ancient greek period and the roman period. People came from greece to migrate into newly conquered empire, slowed down after. Women of ruling class started being more powerful again: guarantee of dynasty, educated, legal rights, political and diplomatic roles. Fusion of greek and indigenous cultures: complex new cultural situations. Professional armies with macedonian rules, generals, soldiers. Literacy among women increases: some studied with philosophers. Elite greek administrative culture, hybrid of cultures spread from greece into. Monotheists in cities who conducted own religion without interference from polytheist. Greece: eventually becomes source of conflict during roman takeover. More commerce and trade across what had been more difficult boundaries (persian empire: new markets, new commercial exchanges. Beginnings of roman empire: extremely wealthy trade with india, arabia, sub-saharan africa. Greek laws and business methods extended into the east.