Of all of the buildings constructed by Pericles on the Athenian Acropolis, the _____, which means “to the virgin,” is considered the most important.

a. The Great Stupa
b. Pantheon
c. Parthenon
d. Colosseum
e. none of these are correct


c. Parthenon

a. Incorrect. The Great Stupa is an early Indian structure.
b. Incorrect. The Pantheon is a Roman structure.
c. Correct. The Parthenon, meaning “to the virgin,” is considered the most important buildings constructed by Pericles.
d. Incorrect. The Colosseum is a Roman structure.
e. Incorrect. The Parthenon, meaning “to the virgin,” is considered the most important buildings constructed by Pericles.

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