Athens’ Age of Glory By Karrissa Garza

Vocabulary Assembly - a lawmaking body of government Jury – a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law Philosophy – a search for wisdom or the right way to live Peloponnesian Wars – a series of wars fought between primarily Athens and Sparta, along with smaller city-states

People and Places Pericles – an Athenian leader from around 450 B. C. who made sure everyone could participate in the government Socrates – a famous teacher and philosopher who lived in the mid 400s BC Plato – a student of Socrates and a noted philosopher Acropolis – THE religious center of Athens Parthenon – a temple at the highest point of Athens

The Golden Age Life still revolves around the Acropolis; it is one of the largest in Greece, a symbol of wealth At the center of the Acropolis was the Parthenon at the highest point Athens became the biggest city with 100,000 people

The Golden Age: The Agora In one corner people could leave and post messages In another corner there were merchants who offered goods or services In the Agora there was also students, lawyers and government officials that met This is actually the grocery area of an agora

Athenian Government In the mid 400s BC the government was run by an assembly This assembly made up laws and voted on issues Slaves and women were NOT citizens Pericles, leader of Athens Established juries and paid citizens who served on juries

The Trouble with Philosophy Around 400 BC Socrates began questioning Athenian values, laws, customs, and religious ideas Some Athenians were not too thrilled with Socrates and his ideas saying he was encouraging the youth to revolt As a result the brought Socrates to trial and executed him His teachings exist today because Plato, his student and another philosopher wrote them down

War and Conflict Sparta joined with other Greek city- states to fight against Athens The other Greeks were jealous of Athens prosperity Spartan’s army surrounded the city Athens's navy however defeated Sparta’s navy The two sides were in deadlock for several years Eventually disease killed 1/3 of Athens population and Pericles Sparta managed to cut off the grain supply to Athens Sparta became the most powerful city- state though only for a little while