The Age of Pericles

What was the name of the joint coalition between Athens and their allies?

• Delian League
• Hellenic Confederation
• Corinthian Alliance
• Peloponnesian League

What was NOT a reason for the formation of the Delian League?

• to protect each other from Persia

• to fight off viking raiders

• push the Persians out of Greek territories

• free most of the Greek cities from Persian control

What kind of democracy did Athens have?

• Representative democracy
• Oligarchy
• Direct democracy
• Monarchy

What was the name of the Athenian general turned statesman for more than 30 years?

• Alcibiades
• Pericles
• Thucydides
• Socrates

Which job did most Athenians depend on?

• Fishing and trading
• Agriculture and farming
• Craftsmanship and artistry
• Military service and defense

What was the role of Athenian women in society?

• expected to take care of the children and household

• make all the decisions for the family

• work while the men did nothing

• women were expected to do nothing

What woman was known for her work helping political leaders like Pericles and influencing Plato?

• Aspasia
• Aristophanes
• Hippatia
• Socrates

Which two Greek city-states fought in the Peloponnesian war?

• Corinth and Thebes
• Athens and Corinth
• Sparta and Argos
• Athens and Sparta

Pericles famous speech reminding Athenians of the power of democracy was?

• Funeral Oration

• Athenian Declaration

• Spartan Address

• Democracy Manifesto

What caused 1/3 of the population in Athens to die during the second year of the Peloponnesian war?

• famine

• hurricane

• earthquake

• disease