How did Pericles change Athens?

He made Athens more democratic., Greek culture reached new heights under his rule., He built and improved Athens' architecture, art, and navy.

Thanks to Pericles, Athens became the home for amazing playwrights. What did they write about?

pain/suffering of human life, & laugh about important ideas

The Persian Wars were intiated by which event?

Suppression of the Ionian revolts by Darius

What was the Peloponnesian War?

A war between Athens and Sparta.

Athens became home to many philosophers. What did they contribute to Greek culture?

the process of thought, truth, justice, & scientific process

How was Greek art unique?

It's classical art- showing order, balance, & proportion.

All of the following was true about Peloponnesian War except

ultimate result of war wasa unified Greece led by Thebes

What does "direct democracy" mean?

citizens ruled directly and not through representatives

The most important accomplishment of Cleisthenes was

creating the foundations for democracy

Ruler of Athens during its golden age.

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War? (Choose the BEST answer).

Athens gave up in 404 B.C. and as a result, lost its empire.

Why was the Parthenon built?

It was built to honor the Greek goddess Athena.

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How did Pericles change Athens?
He made Athens more democratic.
Greek culture reached new heights under his rule.
He established a new city called Alexandria.
He built and improved Athens' architecture, art, and navy.
2
Thanks to Pericles, Athens became the home for amazing playwrights. What did they write about?
tragedies
war
pain/suffering of human life, & laugh about important ideas
comedies
3
The Persian Wars were intiated by which event?
Invasion of Marathon by Darius
Suppression of the Ionian revolts by Darius
Burning of Athens by Pericles
Battle of Thermopylae by Xerxes
4
What was the Peloponnesian War?
A war between Macedonia and Greece.
A war between the Peloponnesian people and Greece.
A war between Greece and Egypt.
A war between Athens and Sparta.
5
Athens became home to many philosophers. What did they contribute to Greek culture?
beautifully written myths about everyday things
the process of thought, truth, justice, & scientific process
amazing works of art and sculpture
poems and epics
6
One of the Hellenistic kingdoms that succeeded Alexander was that of the
Etruscans in Italy
Ptolemies in Egypt
Seleucids in Egypt
Ptolemies in northeastern Asia Minor
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How was Greek art unique?
It's an example of cultural diffusion.
It's classical art- showing order, balance, & proportion.
It always has gods and goddesses.
It always has tall columns.
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All of the following was true about Peloponnesian War except
Spartan strategy founded on face-to-face military battles
Athenian strategy was founded on naval power
ultimate result of war wasa unified Greece led by Thebes
a plague killed one-third of Athens' population
9
What does "direct democracy" mean?
citizens ruled directly and not through representatives
every person had a voice in government
men and women got to vote
citizens directly chose their representatives
10
The most important accomplishment of Cleisthenes was
creating the foundations for democracy
organizing resistance against the Persians
Getting Greece to think of itself as a unified state
solving the financial crisis in Athens
11
Who is Pericles?
Ruler of the Persian Empire.
Ruler of Sparta during Persian Wars.
A philosopher.
Ruler of Athens during its golden age.
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Historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars
Themistocles
Herodotus
Thucydides
Homer
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What was the result of the Peloponnesian War? (Choose the BEST answer).
Athens gave up in 404 B.C. and as a result, lost its empire.
Sparta defeated Athens.
Athens defeated Sparta.
Both Athens and Sparta signed a truce.
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Why was the Parthenon built?
It was built to honor the Greek goddess Athena.
They held their democratic assemblies there.
It was the center of trade in Athens.
It was the home of the leaders.

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