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Golden Age of Athens Greece

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Golden Age of Athens Greece

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    1. Golden Age of Athens (Greece) 480-430 B.C.

    2. AKA-Age of Pericles (461-429 B.C.)

    3. Pericles Political leader in Athens Popular for 32 years Had 3 main goals for Athens:

    5. Goals Strengthen Athenian democracy Hold and strengthen empire Glorify Athens

    6. Examples Increases number of paid public officials Used money from Delian league to build 200 ship navy Takes money from Delian league to build Parthenon

    7. Parthenon

    8. What happens? Pericles dies in 429 B.C. from the plague that hits Athens. (remember, Athens goes on to surrender)

    9. Understanding #1 Athenian Culture, during the Classic Era, became one of the foundation stones of Western civilization

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