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Khan Academy: Cultural Syncretism in Central Asia

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In the third century BCE, between the Greek-influenced Seleucid Empire and the Indian Mauryan Empire lay a small and prosperous kingdom called Bactria. This video is about cultural syncretism--the blending of cultures. What kinds of culture emerges at the crossroads of the empire? Let's find out together, as we learn about Greco-Buddhism and Nestorian Christianity. [9:07]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional