The Golden Age of Pericles
Pericles
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A wise and able ______________ who led Athens through its ______________
He was ______________ and ______________
Skillful ______________ and inspiring ______________
Had ______________ support for ______________ years
Three Goals for Greece
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Strengthen ______________
Hold and ______________ the ______________
Glorify ______________
1. Strengthen Democracy
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Introduced ______________ Democracy – a form of ______________ where the ______________ rule
______________ and not through ______________.
______________ extended ______________ so that most ____________________ had an equal voice
2. Strengthen Athenian Empire
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Strengthened Athens’ ______________
It was the most powerful ______________ in the ___________________________
Athens’ strong ______________ ensured the ______________ of its empire
3. Glorify Athens
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______________ rebuilt Athens after the ______________ of the _________________________
Built the ___________________ using marble, ______________ and ______________.
Parthenon
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Temple of ______________, the ______________ Goddess of ______________
Greek Art
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______________ tried to create graceful, ______________ and perfectly formed ______________.
Tried to capture ______________ and sculpted ______________ in what they thought was perfect
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Greek art reflected:
o A. ______________
o B. ______________
o C. ______________
This is why Greek art works are examples of ____________________________
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Greek Drama
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Greeks invented ______________ and built the first ______________ in the ______________
Greeks wrote 2 kinds of ______________:
o 1. ______________ – a _____________________ about themes like love, hate, war or betrayal
o 2. ______________ – dramas filled with ______________ and were satires which means they
poked fun at ______________ or respected ______________
Famous play writes
o Drama – ______________, ______________
o Comedy – ______________
Plays were performed in ______________ ______________