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| A strong leader in Athens |
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| What were Pericles' 3 goals? |
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Strengthen Democracy
Expand The Empire
Beautify Athens |
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| How did Pericles strengthen democracy? |
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| He created more paid public official positions. Before this, most of the government positions were unpaid, so only the wealthy could afford to work in the government. Now, poor citizens could afford to work in the government. This created more balanced power. |
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| How did Pericles expand his empire? |
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| He used money from the Delian League to create a strong navy. He then took over other city-states using his power and strength. |
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| How did Pericles beautify Athens? |
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| He used money from the Delian League to pay workers and to buy materials to build new structures. |
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| Why was Athens destroyed prior to Pericles rule? |
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| What was the Delian League. |
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| A group of city-states who paid tribute for mutual protection of Greece. |
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| What was built to honor Athena? |
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| Where was the Parthenon located? |
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| What is the "high city" in a city-state; the area where temples and palaces were built |
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| Who was the goddess of Athens? |
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| What was the most sacred site in Athens? |
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| Why did other city-states begin to have bad feelings towards Athens? |
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| They didn't like the power Athens was gaining. |
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| Who was a part of the Peloponnesian League? |
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| What was the Peloponnesian League? |
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| A group of city-states who led the war against Athens and the Delian League. |
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| What was Sparta's strategy in the Peloponnesian War? |
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| To use their strong land military to destroy Athen's countryside and crops. |
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| What was Athen's strategy in the war? |
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| To avoid land battle and rely on sea battle. |
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| Who won the Peloponnesian war? |
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| What weakened Athens during the war? |
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| A plague spread quickly throughout the overcrowded city which killed 1/3 of the people. |
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| Who took over Greece after the Peloponnesian War? |
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| King Phillip the II of Macedonia. |
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| Why was Greece easy for King Phillip II to take over? |
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| It was weak after the Peloponnesian War. |
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| After King Phillip died who took over? |
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| Alexander the Great, his son |
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| Why was Alexander so "great"? |
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| He took over more land than anyone before. |
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| A blend of Persian, Egyptian, Greek, and Indian culture. |
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