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Athens was called as The School of Hellas by _________.

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Plato
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Socrates
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Pericles
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Draco
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The correct option is C Pericles
Athens is the capital of Attica state. This was an ideal democratic city state in Greece. It had monarchy in the beginning and later had developed into oligarchy. The age of Pericles is called as the Golden Age of Athens. During the time of Pericles, art, literature, science, philosophy and other fields of knowledge flourished. As a result of this Athens was called as The School of Hellas by Pericles. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle belonged to Athens.

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