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weeeeeb [17]
3 years ago
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During the Hellenistic era, a library was built that held 500,000 scrolls and contained works relating to science and the litera

ry arts. Where was this library located? A) Athens, Greece B) Rome, Italy C)Alexandria, Egypt D)Xian, China
History
2 answers:
AnnZ [28]3 years ago
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The correct answer is C. Alexandria, Egypt

Explanation:

The Hellenistic era refers to the historical period from the 323 BC to 31 BC during which the Roman Empire emerged. This historical period is mainly recognized due to the influence Greeks have in part of Europe, Asia, and Africa and the advancements achieve in multiple areas including literature, art, music, mathematics and other sciences. This included the construction of the Library of Alexandria (a Greek polis) located in Egypt (Africa) from 285 to 246 during the reign of Ptolemy II. It is believed this library contained around 500,000 papyrus scrolls with works related to different areas and the advancements of the Greek civilization. From these ideas, it can be concluded the library that was built during the Hellenistic era and contained 500,000 scrolls related to science and literary arts was the Library of Alexandria located in Egypt.

Rashid [163]3 years ago
4 0

Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. He succeeded his father, King Philip II, on the throne, and he was twenty years old. Almost all his time, he devoted himself to an unseen invasion from Asia to northeast Africa, and created one of the greatest ancient empires until his thirties. The great contribution that his conquests had was enormous cultural development. He adopted the elements of all cultures in the countries he conquered. For example, on the basis of his cultural diffusion, Greco-Budhism was created.  He founded about twenty cities, bearing his name, especially Alexandria in Egypt. The influence of the Hellenistic culture is immeasurable, how, somewhat later in Rome, as well as in Byzantium, even today. He built the largest library of the ancient world in Alexandria, with books, scrolls  works of art and science from the entire empire.

The answer is C) Alexandria, Egypt

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