Golden Age of Classical Civilizations

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 worshiped...

• many gods and goddesses.
• only one god.
• one god and three goddesses.
• only the 12 Olympian gods.

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

Greek plays were performed...

• in small theaters in the private homes of wealthy Greeks.
• in the acropolis, surrounded by the statues of the gods and goddesses.
• in open-air theaters built into the sides of hills.
• in the marketplace, where all people could gather.

Philosophy is the love of...

• talking.
• thinking.
• wisdom.
• books.

What did Socrates do that got him into trouble?

•  He tried to overthrow the Athenian government by starting a revolution.
• He abandoned his belief in the gods and goddesses and became a Christian.
• He accused Athenian leaders of leading young people into error and disloyalty.
• He encouraged people to question the very things they thought they knew.

The Silk Road was what?

• One road that was the color of silk. 
• A network of roads used for trading.
• A road that only silk was traded on.
• The name of the first road in Asia. 

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A golden age is

• rise of cities
• when a society conquers others
• an age of invention
• when a civilization is at its highest in culture

A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as 

• a kingdom
• an empire
• a dynasty
• the king's list

What item was traded by the Chinese?

• silk
• tea
• porcelain
• all of these items