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Growth of Athens during the age of Pericles 

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Growth of Athens during the age of Pericles 

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Pericles strengthened the empire that has been built and established colonies of Athenian citizens in important areas. The rule of Pericles brought stability to the eastern Mediterranean region.

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Athens and Sparta both played a role and we're both city states. They both had young men that were unexperienced but ready to take arms.

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Athens created it to form an alliance of city-states with Athens for the leaders. Eventually the league included 140 other city-states.

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Themistocles tricked Xerxes into attacking the Athenian fleet in the narrow Salamis Strait. Attacked in the water and sunk most of Persians ships.

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Persians found another way through the mountains surrounded the the Greeks. The Spartans were outnumbered but refused to surrender until they were killed

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Two years later the Persians attacked Greek itself. The Athens were very out numbered but still deafted the Persians.

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Asia Minor rebelled against the Persians. The Persians easily destroyed the Greek revolts in Asia Minor.

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1. Women had power in Sparta over a lot of things.
2. Women in Athens had little to no power.
3. Sparta had more military power, and Athens did not, they were a democracy

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1. They both had slaves and had total control over them.
2. Both of the slave populations, outgrew the whole population.
3. They both had laws that would put their Society in groups of what they can and can't do.

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1. Archons were rulers who served one year terms
2. There weren't any written laws during 600s BC until a man named Draco wrote the first laws down
3. The government chnaged over time. It used to be a monarchy until the fall where Aristocratics became the government with democracy

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1. Can be a rich aristocratic or a poor farmer
2. Metics are non citizens and we're usually merchants or traders. They were free
3. Salves at the bottom, they were captured in war.
4. Metics and slaves make up half of population.
5. Men can vote and hold office, women can't

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1. A Council of Elders was made up in order to purpose laws and they served as a criminal court
2. Ephors were elected to make sure the kings stayed within the laws
3. They created a military based society.

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1. 3 Social classes
2. Helots are the lowest and out numbered
3. Spartans
4. Harsh laws
5. Had 7yr old boys training for battle in barracks