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1 Greece’s Golden Age Chapter 5 Section 3

2 Direct Democracy Form of Government in which citizens rule directly
Legacy of Pericles Male citizens established all government policy

3 The Parthenon 23,000 square feet Built in honor of Athena
Statue of Athena inside Goddess of wisdom and the protector of Athens

4 2. Parthenon Athena’s Temple at the Acropolis

5 Main Battles of Persian War
Battle of Marathon – Greek Victory Battle of Thermopylae – Persian Victory Battle of Plataea Persian Victory Battle of Salamis - Greek Victory

6 Aftermath of Persian War
Athens became wealthy Formed the Delian League – alliance of Greek city states against Persians Pericles builds the Parthenon Sparta becomes jealous of Athenian power – PELOPONESIAN WAR BEGINS

7 Which of the following was not involved in the Persian War?
Athens Sparta Persia All of the above

8 Pericles Head of Athens for 32 years 461-429 BC Age of Pericles
3 Goals Strengthen Athenian Democracy Hold and strengthen the empire Glorify Athens

9 Quest For Beauty and Meaning
Golden Age – time of cultural achievement in arts, literature, painting, and sculpture Classical Age – all art shows balance, elegance and simplicity

10 Sculpture Greeks built places for their gods to live
Many buildings were constructed by the poor Sculptors made large statues of the gods inside them

11 Painters Painter’s decorated pottery presenting the culture of Greece
Amphora – vase that stores oil – was painted with many designs and stories

12 Classical Art shows all of the following except
Emotion Balance Proportion Order

13 Greek plays Comedies – humorous themes with happy endings
Tragedies – serious themes with an unhappy ending

14 Greek Theatre

15 The Greek Mind Philosophers – a thinker or lover of wisdom
Greeks were tired of just accepting things as the way they were There must be reason!!! Sophists – believed that Gods had no power over man and there shouldn’t be any laws for man

16 Greek Philosophers

17 Ancient Greek Dead Dude who drank hemlock
Sophocles Socrates Plato Aristotle

18 Sophists believe that laws were absolutely necessary to Greek life
True False


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