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Which statement describes the city of Alexandria?

A.) Alexandria was a Greek city-state that invented drama and democracy.

B.) Alexandria was an Egyptian trade center and home to a diverse population.

C.) Alexandria was the capital of the Persian Empire and the home of its ruler.

D.) Alexandria was a powerful military society that started the Peloponnesian War.

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Alexandria is a city, port, in the Mediterranean part of Egypt. Founded by Alexander the Great, 332 BC. was an important center of Helenistic civilization, and was the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt, then the Roman and Byzantine Egypt, until the arrival of the Muslims, when the capital moved to Cairo.  Alexandria was not a city-state, since it was founded at the time of the great Hellenistic Empire. Democracy already existed before that. What makes this city famous is a great lighthouse one of the world's seven wonders of the ancient world, as well as the largest library of the ancient world. At that time it was one of the most powerful cities of the Mediterranean with diverse population, thanks to the port state and the trade that took place there.

The answer is: B)

Answer: the correct answer is. B

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