A Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. 1.
Presently, a horrifying plague has broken out in Athens.
2.
At first, people thought the spread of the disease was random.
3.
The people summoned doctors to no avail.
4.
Thucydides was incredulous that the plague was caused by an organism.
5.
By gathering in shrines, people made the plague worse.
6.
Thucydides luckily survived the plague.
P£\EiJ B Answer the questions. 1. Why did Athens’ population expand? a. Because the army moved into the city b. Because people were hiding from the army c. Because the army told people to enter d. Because people dreaded the plague 2. Thucydides scribbled quickly because a. there were so many riots c. he though he’d die soon
. b. he had to define the disease d. there were too many sick people
3. What fundamental lesson did the people learn? a. The plague was a punishment. b. The plague was ended in the shrines, c. The plague was from the army. d. The plague was spread between people. 4. What is NOT true of Thucydides? a. He was the world’s first historian. c. He survived the Plague of Athens.
b. He thought gods caused the plague, d. He lived in the city of Athens.