WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long did Greece’s Golden Age last?
A
Around 200 years
B
Around 3 years
C
Around 1000 years
D
Around 500 years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It would be another decade of warfare before the Spartan general Lysander defeated the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami. This defeat led to Athenian surrender. As a result, the Peloponnesian War was concluded. Simultaneous to the end of this conflict came the end of the golden age of ancient Greece.

Detailed explanation-2: -This era is also referred to as the “Age of Pericles” after the Athenian statesman who directed the affairs of Athens when she was at the height of her glory. During this period of time significant advances were made in a number of fields including government, art, philosophy, drama and literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Athens’s Golden Age lasted for most of the 400s BCE. It was during this period that many of Greece’s most famous and influential writers and thinkers lived. The fields of history, philosophy, and medicine were developed as areas of study.

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