Question

Why did Pericles' military strategy fail?

Answer 1

Answer: C: The citizens of Athens stayed within an overcrowded walled city.

Explanation:

The Peloponnesian War had only been fought for a few years when farmers and other citizens who lived outside the city of Athens flocked to the inside for protection from the Spartans. The city had not prepared properly for this type of overcrowding. There was a shortage of food and clean water as a result. There was a lack of cleanliness. Athens was unable to get rid of all the waste that the mass of people was creating. This caused a plague.

Answer 2

We can eliminate choice B because we know that Athens had the strongest nvay in Greece. We eliminate D because it simply wouldn't happen. We are left with A and C.

THE ANSWER IS C

A plague broke out and wiped out the city!

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