How was the Greek language disseminated in the East?
A) It was forced upon them by Alexander, and his successors continued in that vein after his death.
B) The need for workers to rebuild the territories of the East damaged by conquest brought an influx of Greek speakers into the area.
C) Constant warfare in Greece forced the migration of thousands eastward, spreading their language and culture.
D) The city of Alexandria in Egypt became a cultural magnet for the great minds of the Hellenistic, drawing Greeks (their language and culture) to the great library.
E) Greeks began to migrate eastward. When Macedonia had taken over the Greek World, confusion set in regarding loyalty to particular city-states, not that they were all united; Greeks looked at themselves as Greeks instead of Athenians, or Thebans. Thus, they were more willing to migrate and live side by side with non-Greeks, sharing the language and culture under the precedent begun by Alexander.
E
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