Wednesday, April 3, 2019

New Unit

Today in class I read from the textbook and answered questions in my notebook. Here are some of the things that I was taking note of.

Pericles

  • Was born c. 495 B.C. in Athens, Greece.
  •  His father Xanthippus, was a famous general and statesman who came from a wealthy family of aristocrats
  • Ancient Greek statesman 
Goals
  • Strengthen Democracy
  • Glorify Athens
  • Strengthen Athenian Empire
Strengthen Democracy
  • paying public officials
Glorifying Athens
  • rebuilt and beautified with art, and architecture set standards
Strengthening Empire
  • expanded the empire by building a strong naval fleet
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