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

SpartansAthens

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

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 Slide 2 – clip art 2006 Slide 4 – f Slide 5 – Slide 6 – Slide 7 – BC-4-Fig_203__1957_40.jpg Slide 9 – Slide 10 – Slide 12 – s/images/spartans12.jpg