1. Bell ringer/Review 10-25 What was the result of the Battle of Plataea?
What was the goal of the Greeks at the battle of Thermopylae?

2. Answers: What was the result of the Battle of Plataea?
A Greek victory, the Greeks crushed the Persians, forcing them to retreat to Asia Minor.
What was the goal of the Greeks at the battle of Thermopylae?
To stall the Persian army before it reached Athens in order to prepare their fleet for battle(build more ships)

3. The Athenian Golden Age
The Age of Pericles

4. The Age Of Pericles
After the Greeks defeated the Persians, Athens and the other Greek City States form a permanent alliance
Sparta does not join

5. The Delian League Forms: For protection from future invasion
To seek revenge on the Persians
All the chief officials and commanders were Athenians
Soon the league headquarters is moved to Athens
The league becomes an Athenian Empire
Athens began sending troops to other city states to help commoners rebel against their nobles

6. Pericles Elected as leader of Athens in 461 B.C.
"The age of Pericles" was Athens Golden Age
Dominated leadership of Athens for 30 years
Helped Athens dominate the Delian League
Treated other city states as subjects and demanded payments as tribute

7. Pericles
Wanted to make Athens a city its citizens could be proud of, Pericles supported:
Artists
Architects
Writers
Philosophers

8. Democracy How? Most importantly, Pericles made Athens more democratic
Page 139 and 140 in your textbook:
Read the sections:
Democracy in Athens
The achievements of Pericles
On your own paper create of chart with the following information:

9. How Did Pericles make Athens more Democratic?(2 ways)
Type or System:
How it works:
Who Can Vote?
How a law passed?
How Did Pericles make Athens more Democratic?(2 ways)

10. Direct
Representative
People gather at mass meetings to decide government matters
Citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
Adult males born in Athens
All citizens, male and female age 18 and over
Every citizen could vote firsthand on laws and policies.
Approved by both houses of congress and signed by the president
Pericles included more Athenians than ever before in government. He allowed lower class male citizens to run for office
He paid officeholders.
Type
How:
who
Laws

11. Quiz What is the Greek word for city state?
A fortified area that was usually located on a hill________
The Government of Athens was a ____________while the Government of Sparta was a____________
________ was the Athenian leader whose reforms(changes) included cancelling farmers debts and freeing those who had become slaves.
Greece is located on which continent?