The Golden Age of Pericles Copyright Clara Kim

The Golden Age of Pericles Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

Pericles • A wise and able statesman who led Athens through its golden age • He was honest and fair • Skillful politician and inspiring speaker • Had popular support for 32 years

Three Goals for Greece 1. Strengthen democracy 2. Hold and strengthen the empire 3. Glorify Athens School of Athens

1. Strengthen Democracy • Introduced Direct Democracy – a form of government where the citizens rule directly and not through representatives. • Pericles extended democracy so that most adult males had an equal voice

2. Strengthen Athenian Empire • Strengthened Athens’ navy – It was the most powerful navy in the Mediterranean • Athens’ strong navy ensured the safety of its empire

3. Glorify Athens • Pericles rebuilt Athens after the destruction of the Persian • Built the Parthenon using marble, gold and ivory.

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Who fought? 1. Delian League: Athens and other small city states that supported democracy 2. Peloponnesian League : Sparta and other city states that supported an oligarchy.

Causes • After the Persian War tension was building for years. • Athens had supreme power and others resented them. –Controlled the Delian League (map next slide)

Athens vs Sparta • Sparta = • Athens = strongest land strongest sea power in Greece

Spartans Athens

Who Won?

How Did Sparta Win? • Sparta was located inland so it could not be attacked from the sea • Athens could be attacked by sea and land • Athens tried to move its people behind the acropolis and plague broke out = weakened Athens

Acropolis

Acropolis

Effects of the Peloponnesian Wars • Ended the reign of Athenian greatness • Corruption replaced good citizenship – People lost faith in democracy • Sparta’s is taken over by Thebes • Macedonia becomes the next great power

Pictures Cited • • • Slide 1 - http: //acts. warhorsesim. com/images/EPW_cover. jpg Slide 2 – clip art 2006 Slide 4 – http: //wps. ablongman. com/wps/media/objects/262/268312/art/figures/KISH_03_58. gif Slide 5 – http: //www. geocities. com/northstaffsca/Alexandra. Guest. Photo. jpg, http: //images. rottentomatoes. com/images/movie/gallery/1170203/photo_47_hires. jpg Slide 6 – http: //staff. harrisonburg. k 12. va. us/~cwalton/SOLPics/spartanbattle. jpg Slide 7 – http: //www. preisvergleich. org/pimages/The-Enemies-Athens-vs-Sparta-VBC-4 -Fig_203__1957_40. jpg Slide 9 – http: //www. artlex. com/Art. Lex/a/images/acropolis_aerial. lg. jpg Slide 10 – www. wikipedia. com Slide 12 – http: //www. channel 4. com/history/microsites/H/history/ns/images/spartans 12. jpg