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An alliance of city states with Athens as leader. Eventually included 140 other city states

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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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Began in about 461 B.C Athens reached its peak of power and wealth. Pericles was a leader in the Athens. Pericles was a major part of the success in the Athens. He was important during the time called The Age Of Pericles. Under his deco arch he helped make Athens reach its heigh. Pericles strengthened and extended the empire that Athens had built.

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Greek should in Asia in about 500B.C rebelled against the Persians. Athens helped fight. This began series of conflicts between Greece and the Persia that lasted till 479 B.C. Darius hoped to gain control of Greek

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The battle took place in 479 B.C the Persians were defeated.

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The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states.

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The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece.

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Greeks in Asia Minor rebelled against the perisians. This became a series of conflicts between the greeks and the perisians.

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Less writes in Sparta then they did in the Athenian army. The Athenian navy was better then the Spartan navy

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They are both Greeks and they both have their own army's.

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only Athenian born men could have full political rights. Slaves stood at the bottom of Athenian society. Athenians liked salvory they thought it was good and natural. Slaves were from the Barton army captured from war. Metics were non citizens.

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It started out as no laws but in 600 B.C. Non aristocrats were complaing. So Later on they made there first law code in 621 B.C.

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The Spartans had two kings as a government. One government led the army and the other took care of matters at home.

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The Spartans controlled all their people from birth to death. 7 year old males left home to work in the military barracks. At 20 years old they started their military service and were able to marry. They could not return home until they were 30. When they turned 60 years old they are all done with the military but you have to start working
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