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Question 10 • 2025-2026_MDCPS_2109010-M/J World History Sem 2-CR

How did the Athenian government change after the Peloponnesian War?

Answer
A
Athens became a democracy where citizens voted on laws.
B
Athens became a monarchy with Pericles selected as king.
C
Athens became a weak democracy with Pericles leading the government.
D
Athens became an oligarchy with only a few people controlling the government.

Explanation

After Athens lost the Peloponnesian War in 404 BCE, Sparta backed a small group of Athenian elites known as the Thirty Tyrants. They replaced the democracy with an oligarchy, where a few people held power. Athens later restored its democracy, but the immediate change after the war was rule by a few.

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