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Classical Greece 2000 – 300 BCE Athens • Politics of Athens • Rise of Democracy Pericles & Golden Age Pericles (461-429 BCE) • Ruler of Athens during the Golden Age • He had 3 goals – 1) to strengthen Athenian democracy – 2) to hold & strengthen the empire – 3) to glorify Athens Athenian vs. US Democracy Male 18+, Direct Assembly, Leader by lot, No attorneys Representatives, Elected President, Juries, Legal System Athenian vs. US Democracy • Similarities Political power of citizens 3 Branches: Legislative Branch passes laws Executive Branch carries out laws Judicial Branch conducts trials Democracy Activity Women in Athens Persian Wars (520-479 BCE) – Marathon – Thermopylae – Salamis – Plataea • Greece wins • Delian League Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) • Between Sparta & Athens – Athens strong on sea – Spartans strong on land • Sparta wins at the battle of Syracuse • Both city-states are weakened Macedonians • Philip II of Macedonia • Alexander the Great Hellenistic Culture Spreads • Hellenistic Culture – – – – Greek (Hellenic) Egyptian, Persian Indian New Discoveries Spread • • • • Eratosthenes Archimedes Ptolemy Colossus of Rhodes
