WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the sentence “Pericles was a charismatic leader, “ what does “charismatic” mean?
A
Dictatorial
B
Extremely powerful
C
Having personal charm and appeal
D
Democratically elected
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pericles himself was a master orator. His speeches and elegies (as recorded and possibly interpreted by Thucydides) celebrate the greatness of a democratic Athens at its peak. The most famous among them is his “Funeral Oration, ‘’ a speech given after the first year of the Peloponnesian War to commemorate the war dead.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pericles is perhaps best remembered for a building program centred on the Acropolis which included the Parthenon and for a funeral oration he gave early in the Peloponnesian War, as recorded by Thucydides. In the speech he honoured the fallen and held up Athenian democracy as an example to the rest of Greece.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pericles, the first citizen of Athens, helmed the Athenian golden age. Through his policies and leadership, he guided and improved Athenian democracy and helped to establish the Athenian Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -He hailed from a celebrity Athenian family. His head was slightly out of proportion. He had a great tutor. Pericles championed the people. He oversaw a great Athenian colonisation project. He oversaw the famous, monumental building programme on Athens’ Acropolis. More items •23-Aug-2019

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