Golden Age of Greece Video

What is the period known as the Age of Pericles?

• 449 to 429 BC

• 431 to 404 BC

• 480 to 460 BC

• 500 to 450 BC

What position did Pericles achieve before he was thirty?

• Senator

• Archon

• Philosopher

• Strategos

What did Pericles say was a greater legacy than stone monuments?

• What is woven into the lives of others

• Military victories

• Written laws

• Wealth and treasures

What major change did Pericles make to Athens' Leadership Council?

• Limited the power of the assembly

• Replaced aristocrats with a majority vote assembly

• Established a monarchy

• Divided the council into two houses

What was Pericles' strategy against the Spartan army invasion in 431 BC?

• Take a strong defensive position

• Attack Sparta directly

• Form an alliance with Persia

• Surrender to avoid conflict

What caused the death of thousands in Athens, including Pericles?

• Earthquake

• Spartan invasion

• Starvation

• The plague

When did the Peloponnesian War finally end?

• 429 BC

• 450 BC

• 431 BC

• 404 BC