- growth in intellectual artistic learning
- golden age of Athens
461-429 BC (the age of Pericles)
Three goals
- strengthen Athenian democracy
- hold and strengthen the empire
- glorify Athens
Stronger democracy
- increased the number of paid officials
Direct democracy
- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
- it is an important legacy during the age of Pericles
- Athens is one of the first city-states of its time
Delian League
- used cash from league to fund navy ship and buy gold and ivory
Aspasia
- companion of Pericles (not married)
- first sign as men treating women equally
Peloponnesian War
- between Athens and Sparta
- plague
- hubris
The Delian League
history - after Persian War Athens took control
reason - make a truce and keep all city-states together
United Nations is like a Delian League today
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