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The period after Alexander was known as the Hellenistic age. His generals divided his empire up between them and continued Alexander's policy of introducing Greek culture to the conquered lands. The generals set themselves up as kings of their territory - we call them today the Hellenistic Kingdoms.

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Hellenist can also mean to become Greek. Many people adopted Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, including Hellenized Jews

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Because when Alexander the great conquered all of his empire, the blend of Indian, Egyptian, Persian, and Greek cultures was called Hellenistic culture.

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