The term "hellenistic" is best defined as which of these?
a) the philosophical movement led by socrates, plato, and aristotle
b) the expansion of rome into greece and other mediterranean areas eliminate
c) the forces that led to the rise and success of alexander the great
d) the spreading of greek culture following the death of alexander the great

Relating to Greek history, language, and culture from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 BC. During this period Greek culture flourished, spreading through the Mediterranean and into the Near East and Asia and centering on Alexandria in Egypt and Pergamum in Turkey. 

Figure it out from here! Sorry, but you have to do some brain work :)

Government taxes ? i guess