Golden Age of Greece

After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.

• the Delian League

• the Macedonian League

• the Peloponnesian League

• the Major League

The Delian League was an alliance that was created by Athens to ____________.

• go to war with Sparta

• protect its members from attack by the Persians

• to form a peace with Persia

• to form a peace with Sparta

Pericles used the money from the Delian League to...

• pay for the Olympic Games.

• rebuild the Parthenon.

• pay Pericles salary.

• build ships for trading.

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

• theater

• map making

• electronics

• transportation

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

• Periclean Age

• Golden Age

• Great Age

• Hellenistic Age

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

• comedies

• satires

• suspenseful

• tragedies

During the Golden Age, _________________ is best known for leading the rebuilding of Athens.

• Socrates

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

• Phidias

During the Golden Age, the __________________, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, was rebuilt.

• Parthenon

• Pantheon

• Oracle of Delphi

• Erechtheion

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

• comedies

• satires

• tragedies

• documentaries

Alliances were formed after the Persian Wars to _____ Greece and protect _____.

• empower; families
• defend; trade
• empower: trade
• defend: families