Practice question · Select all that apply
Which were genuine features of the Hellenistic kingdoms?
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- These were monarchies won by conquest.
- Citizen sovereignty did not travel with the city template.
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- A. Greek-style cities planted from Egypt to Afghanistan
- B. Official ruler cults, the king worshipped as a god
- C. Professional armies and paid bureaucracies instead of citizen militias
Why
These were spear-won monarchies, not poleis writ large. The Greek city template traveled everywhere; the Greek citizen’s sovereignty stayed home and died there.
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