The Golden Age of Athens

What was the contribution that Pericles made to Athens?

• He led the rebuilding of Athens after the Persian wars, encouraged the arts and growth of democracy.

• He destroyed a number of unwanted buildings, such as the Parthenon.

• He established a monarchy in Athens for the first time.

• He led the Spartans in defeating the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.

True or False: Athens struggled to survive under the leadership of Pericles.

• True

• False

On the acropolis, Athenians built

• magnificent temples as earthly homes for their gods and goddesses

• a sports center where they held the Olympics every four years.

• homes for the wealthiest citizens, who valued the beautiful views.

• a meeting place where citizens gathered to discuss issues of the day.

Greeks worshiped..

• many gods and goddesses.

• only one god.

• one god and three goddesses.

• only the 12 Olympian gods.

How did Greek gods and goddesses differ from humans?

• They could not feel anger or jealousy.

• They could not love or hate.

• They could not age or die.

• They did not look like humans.

Athena was the goddess of

• love and beauty.

• war and wisdom.

• the sun, poetry, and music.

• the moon and the hunt.

Which mountain in Greece gave its name to the twelve most important gods and goddesses?

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Etna

• Mount Kythnos

• Mount Olympus

Greek temples were

• places where Greeks gathered for religious worship.

• earthy dwelling places for gods and goddesses.

• marketplaces where food was bought and sold.

• meeting places where citizens debated important ideas.

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

Who was Phidias? What was he known for?

• One of the most famous sculptors in Athens, who designed the figures on top of the Parthenon and sculpted the statue of Athena inside of it.

• Founder of democracy, who helped to rebuild Athens

• The god of all the Greek gods.

• nothing, he was completely unimportant.