What is Pericles best known for?

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Nikki Mathews
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Leading the Persian army
Being a famous philosopher
Leader of Athens during its golden age
Inventing democracy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which battle did Athens win when Pericles was around three years old?
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Plataea
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which playwright did Pericles sponsor?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which battle is depicted in the play 'The Persians'?
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Plataea
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Pericles use his wealth to support?
Military campaigns
The arts
Scientific research
Trade and commerce
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the reforms Pericles introduced to Athenian democracy?
Paying jury members
Abolishing taxes
Free education for all
Universal suffrage
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?
Athena
Hera
Aphrodite
Artemis
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