1. Golden Age of Athens

2. Greece after the Persian War
Greek city-states had just won a victory against the mighty Persian Empire
Greek city-states had worked together for the first time
Athens won great victories at Marathon and Salamis
Sparta helped by sacrificing themselves at the Thermopylae

3. Delian League
478 BC: Athens feared another attack from Persia and decided to prepare by forming a league of allied city-states that would work together if Persia came back
Called the Delian League after the island where it had it treasury or bank

4. What Did the Delian League Do?
Promised to defend the city-states who were members
Worked to drive Persia out of Greek territories in Asia Minor

5. How Did it Work?
Every city-state contributed soldiers and money to help the cause
As time went on, Athens started to collect tribute or taxes from the members and used the money to strengthen its own military
Smaller city-states had no choice: either pay or be left undefended
Athens also used Delain League money to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars

6. Pericles
Athenian general who has elected as a political leader for more than 30 years from 461 BCE to 429 BCE
Rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars
Expanded Democracy
Allowed lower class people to run for office
Paid officeholders which allowed poorer people to afford to run for office

7. Parthenon The Parthenon was built during this time
Temple in Athens for the goddess Athena
One of the greatest architectural achievements of Ancient Greece
Sculptor Phidias was in charge of all of the temple’s sculpture
Still standing (in ruins) today!

8. Acropolis Means “high city”
Home of the grand temple to Athens: the Parthenon
Also has many other temples and alters
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9. Contributions of Greek Culture to Western Civilization
Drama: Aeschylus and Sophocles
Poetry: Homer (The Iliad and Odyssey)
History: Herodotus, Thucydides
Architecture: types of columns:

10. Science: Archimedes, Hippocrates
Mathematics: Euclid, Pythagoras
Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle