Golden Age of Pericles & Athens

WHI 5e

GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS

-Pericles was E.A.G.E.R. to strengthen Athens after their victory in the Persian Wars -Extended democracy

-now most adult males could vote(have an equal voice)

GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS

-Athens was rebuilt after destruction by the Persians

-Parthenon was reconstructed in the center of the Acropolis

GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS

-Growth and prosperity grew in Athens -Encouraged & valued civic responsibility -Relapsed(declined) during Peloponnesian Wars