The Age of Pericles

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The Age of Pericles
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Bell work Define

• Representative Democracy system of government
  where people elect leaders to make laws.
• Direct Democracy system of government where
  people gather at mass meetings to decide on
  government matters

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Review

• What war did we talk about yesterday?
• Who was it between?
• Who won?

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The Athenian Empire

• Even though Persians lost, they were still a
  threat.
• Athens joined with other city states to form the
  Delian League.
• Sparta did not join.
• Soon Athens took over these city-states and
  created an empire

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Democracy in Athens

• Athens had a direct democracy.
• Meetings held every 10 days
• 10 official called generals carried out the laws
  and wishes.
• The United States has a representative democracy.

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The Achievements of Pericles

• General Pericles was elected again and again.
• He was elected for 30 years.
• He believed that peoples talent was more
  important than their money.
• Allowed poor citizens for the 1st time be a part
  of running the government.

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• Known as the Age of Pericles
• Creativity and learning was very important during
  this time.
• Called Athens the school of Greece

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