PPT-The Golden Age of Athens!

Historians often refer to the Time period between 460 and 429 BCE as the Golden Age What does this term suggest to you about life in Athens during this time Scholars use the term Golden Age to refer to a historical period marked by prosperity and by great achievements in the arts. Weber's Golden Retrievers owned by Albert & Susan Weber has been active in the love of AKC pure bred golden retrievers for over 27 years. Temperment, health, and conformation have been our highest priority. review. . Pericles, the leader during Athens's . Golden . Age (what were his 3 objectives?). To tour Athens during its . Golden Age . and create a tour journal of 10 places of interests.. Athens Acropolis. . Pythagoras (560-480 BC), the Greek geometer, was especially interested in the golden section, and proved that it was the basis for the proportions of the human figure. He showed that the human body is built with each part in a definite golden proportion to all the other parts.. During this period of political stability, democracy flourished in Athens under a revered leader named Pericles. The Greeks . also made advances in art, . drama, poetry and philosophy. . The Golden Age ended with . By: Global Connection. Welcome!. This year the graduating class of 2014 will be. visiting the historical city of Athens and visit it’s. beautiful sites and monuments.. Table of Contents. Trip information pages:. 10.28 The Golden Age of Athens. Results of the Persian Wars. Spartans and Athenians alike had worked hard to drive the Persians from their homeland. After the war, the Spartans returned home, concerned with keeping the helots subjugated, whilst the Athenians had bigger plans.. THE . PELOPONNESIAN. WAR. ATHENS . vs. SPARTA – THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR . Athenian Historian & General 460-400 BC. Wrote the . “History of the Peloponnesian War”. “Father of Scientific History”. Session 58. Date. Warm-Up:. In. terpret the following quotes... 
. Re. member what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of. –Socrates. Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. –Plato. Aegean. Cultures. Geography. The Aegean Cultures are found in the area of the Aegean Sea.. The terrain is . rocky. with a huge dependency on the . water. .. Aegean Cultures. Cycladic. Culture. Existed around 2500-2000 B.C.E.. The Athenian Golden Age. The Athenian Golden Age. Setting the Stage. The Greek Civilization was a collection of . city-states. . Athens. and . Sparta. were two of the most powerful cities for different reasons. Public Life. Agora. Public market, meeting place. Center of public life. Vendors (food, art, wool, cloth, books…). Mostly men. Public Buildings. Temples and Gov. buildings line Agora. Greek Architecture. The Greeks Clash with the Persians. . a. At the time Athens was growing more powerful, Persia was the strongest military power in . . the world. . . b.. Persians. invaded Greece at a plain northeast of Athens called . 3 February 2010. Lecture Outline. The Age of Calamities. Decline of Mycenae. The Greek Dark Ages. Trade and Recovery. Rise of a Social Elite. The Greek Archaic Age. Rebuilding after the Dark Ages. The . Golden Age of Athens 1. Architecture Three architectural orders Doric Ionic Corinthian Seeking harmony and balance Great influence in later architectural forms: Renaissance, Greek Revival (Neoclassic)