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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