What political features did the Hellenistic successor states share in common?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. They were all headed by monarchs who claimed divine status.
b. Rulers supported cultural production and scientific knowledge.
c. They all maintained a large army to defend the kingdom and fight wars of conquest.
d. They all had a bureaucracy to manage public affairs.
e. Greek was used as the language of state.
f. Political power was limited to Greeks and Macedonians.
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