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Greek Democracy World History 10/24/16 Pericles • Dominated Athens from 461 to 429 BC: Age of Pericles • Skillful politician, inspiring speaker, respected general • 3 goals: Strengthen Athenian democracy, hold and strengthen the empire, and glorify Athens Strengthen democracy • Paid public officials: opened up office to poor people • Introduced direct democracy: citizens rule directly and not through representatives • Famous speech: “The Funeral Oration” Strengthen empire After defeat of Persians, Pericles helped make the Athenian navy the strongest in the Mediterranean As a result, Athens dominated other Greek regions Sparta was one of the few Greek city-states that resisted Athens Glorifying Athens Pericles beautified Athens by buying gold, ivory, and marble Money went to artists to use the materials The Parthenon Contained a giant statue of Athena Sculptors created classical art--- values of harmony, balance, order and proportion. Greek Art/Music • Greeks invented drama as an art form • Built first theaters in the West • Sophocles was most famous Greek playwright, wrote Antigone • Two kinds of drama: Comedy and Tragedy • Comedy: crude humor, made fun of politics and famous people • Tragedy: serious drama about love, hate, war, or betrayal • Herodutus became the first person to record history This is Sparta! Sparta declared war on Athens in 431 B.C. Called the Peloponnesian Wars This is Sparta!!! Peloponnesian Wars Athens Sparta • Had stronger navy • Had stronger army • Waited to fight in the sea • Was located inland • In 432, Athens was struck by the plague, killing onethird of the population • Made its way into Athenian territory • Kept fighting until signing a truce in 421 B.C. • Burned the Athenian food supply P. Wars, continued • 6 years after the truce, Athens sends 20,000 soldiers to destroy Syracuse, a Spartan ally • Expedition was crushed • Athens fought off Sparta for nine years, then finally submitted to Sparta in 404 B.C. Legacy of the P. Wars • Marked the end of the domination of Athens • Started the end of the Golden Age of Greece