Golden Age of Athens

Which statement is true?

• Pericles focused his attentions entirely on building up the Athenian army.
• Pericles was obsessed with riches, and he promoted trade to make himself wealthy.
• Pericles encouraged growth in the arts, including music and drama.
• Pericles was a timid leader who made very little difference to the development of Athens.

Greeks used three styles of columns. Which of the following places those styles in the correct order from simplest to most complex?

• Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
• Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
• Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
• Ionic, Corinthian, Doric

After the Persian Wars, Athens created the __________________ to protect Greece from attack in case the Persians returned.

• Spartan League

• Athenian League

• Delian League

• Peloponnesian League

After the Persian Wars, Athens entered a time period of peace, prosperity, and innovation called the _____________.

• Periclean Age

• Golden Age

• Great Age

• Hellenistic Age

The Greeks excelled in philosophy, sculpture, architecture, and ___________________.

• theater

• painting

• electronics

• transportation

The Greeks excelled in drama and theater. They invented ________________ or very serious plays with unhappy endings.

• comedies

• satires

• suspenseful

• tragedies

During this time period, _________________ is best known for leading the rebuilding of Athens.

• Socrates

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

• Phidias

During this time, the __________________, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, was rebuilt.

• Parthenon

• Pantheon

• Oracle of Delphi

• Erechtheion

The Greeks created ________________ or the search for wisdom and truth.

• psychology

• sociology

• philosophy

• the Scientific Method

The Greeks also created ______________ or plays with humorous themes and happy endings.

• comedies

• satires

• tragedies

• documentaries