Pericles' Speech to the Athenians in 431 B

question 26

Multiple Choice

Pericles' speech to the Athenians in 431 b.c.e.is a reminder that

• A)modern Western ideas about politics and society owe a great debt to the ancient Greeks.
• B)without Aspasia,Pericles would not have been able to govern.
• C)the ancient world is a foreign place modern people cannot understand.
• D)the ancient Greeks were far wiser than modern men.
• E)democracy is the worst form of government.

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