WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What period was marked by democracy and great philosophers such as Plato and Socrates?
A
Monarchy Period
B
Hellenistic Period
C
Classical Period
D
Archaic Period
E
Philosophic Period
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical philosophy emerged in ancient Greece, following a procession from what are known as the Presocratics; to the three great philosophers, Socrates (470–399 BCE), Plato (c. 428–347 BCE), and Aristotle (384–322 BCE); and then to later schools of thought, including the Epicureans and Stoics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Classical Age (500-336 BC) The Classical Period of ancient Greece was a time when the Greeks achieved new heights in art, architecture, theater, and philosophy. Democracy in Athens was refined under the leadership of Pericles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Classical Period in Ancient Greece fell between the Archaic and Hellenistic Periods and was a time of great cultural and political growth and exploration for the Greeks. This period spanned almost 200 years, from the start of the Persian Wars in 498 BCE to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Hellenistic period saw the rise of New Comedy, Alexandrian poetry, translation efforts such as the Septuagint, and the philosophies of Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Pyrrhonism. In science, the works of the mathematician Euclid and the polymath Archimedes are exemplary.

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