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GWHEA_VA_WHI.5e Student_Final Standard WHI.5e The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greece in terms of its impact on Western civilization by e) characterizing life in Athens during the Golden Age of Pericles. Essential Skills Identify, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary sources to make generalizations about events and life in world history. (WHI.1a) Use maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and interpret the past. (WHI.1b) Analyze trends in human migration and cultural interaction. (WHI.1e) The Age of Pericles Background During the Persian Wars, the Persians sacked and burned the city of Athens in 480 B.C. A year later in 479 B.C., the Greeks expanded its army and defeated the Persians at Plataea, ending the Persian Wars. From the destruction of these wars emerged a new leader, Pericles, who expanded Athens’ empire abroad and brought democracy to the Athenians. Pericles rebuilt Athens with grand temples and statues and supported the arts and philosophy. Historians refer to this period, when Athens became the center of Greek culture, as the Age of Pericles. Activity Review pages 120-122 of your textbook. Then watch the Glencoe World History Spotlight Video “Ch 4 Sec 3 – Classical Greece.” Use what you learned in your textbook and the video to answer the following questions. 1. After the destruction of Athens in the Persian Wars, Pericles rebuilt the city. What image in the video is an example of the architecture built during the Age of Pericles? 2. Summarize the meaning of the quote from Pericles recited in the video in your own words. 3. What groups of people did not experience Athenian democracy but Athenian oppression? 4. Write a brief paragraph explaining Pericles’ contributions to the betterment of Athenian life and culture. Page 1 of 1