Question 5

Which of the following is not true about the urban development that Alexander the Great encouraged in the countries that he took over?


All the cities that he established, had universities


The influence of Greek language and culture was uneven across the known world


He established cities with huge cultural impact


Cities functioned as centers of Greek language, culture and political structures

1 answer

The statement that is not true about the urban development encouraged by Alexander the Great is:

All the cities that he established had universities.

While many of the cities he founded became centers of culture and learning, not all of them had universities, especially by modern standards. Some cities did establish institutions of learning and museums, but this was not universally true for all of them.