The Golden Age of Greece

The Persian War

The tried to expand its a

Athens protected its in from the Persians

Persia on Greece

The Greek city-states and Persia

Pericles Leads Athens

After the Persian War, (495-429 BCE) became the strongest

and ruled for 31 years

He had for Athens:

Strengthening Democracy

Before , government officials werent which meant

that only the could a

By paying , Pericles made it possible for a

to serve

: all participated in
 running the government directly

The Delian League

At the end of the Persian War, the was created by

all of the Greek city-states to themselves and their
in the future
It was called this because its and were on
the island of Delos
Rebuilding Athens
After the Persian invasion, Athens was and many of its
had been or a a
Pericles took from the to begin to
Athens and make it even better
The other had not given him to use
the funds
Beautifying Athens
One of the areas that was rebuilt was the (where important
temples, monuments, and buildings are found in a city)
The : a building that was constructed to hold a golden
a
The : a sacred site dedicated to and a
a
Golden Age of Greece
: a period of great and
a in a city and culture
Ancient Golden Age contributed to modern western a
and lasted for nearly a
 Expanding the Empire
Pericles used the from the to create a strong
(300+ ships)
It was stronger than any other and added to
Athens r
Athens the League and to
Athens which gave them more power
Other city-states began to be treated like z
Eventually they became part of an a