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http://people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/texts/pericles/0096.htm. Who was Pericles?. In 431 B.C., war between Athens and Sparta erupted for domination of the Greek World In the first winter of the war, the Athenians held a public funeral to honor those who had died in combat.

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  1. http://people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/texts/pericles/0096.htm

  2. Who was Pericles? • In 431 B.C., war between Athens and Sparta erupted for domination of the Greek World • In the first winter of the war, the Athenians held a public funeral to honor those who had died in combat. • Athenian custom was that one leading citizen was asked to address the crowd • Pericles was this citizen, known as a great orator • He spoke of the greatness of Athens and reminded the Athenians of the strength of their political system.

  3. Excerpt from Pericles Funeral Oration on the meaning of Democracy(given on the occasion of the funeral for Athenian soldiers who died in the Peloponnesian Wars). "... Our form of does not imitate the laws of neighboring states. On the contrary, we are rather a model to others. Our form of government is called a democracy because its administration is in the hands, not of a few, but of the whole people. In the settling of private disputes, everyone is equal before the law. Election to public office is made on the basis of ability, not on the basis of membership to a particular class. No man is kept out of public office by the obscurity of his social standing because of his poverty, as long as he wishes to be of service to the state. And not only in our public life are we free and open, but a sense of freedom regulates our day-to-day life with each other. We do not flare up in anger at our neighbor if he does what he likes. And we do not show the kind of silent disapproval that causes pain in others, even though it is not a direct accusation. In our private affairs, then, we are tolerant and avoid giving offense. But in public affairs, we take great care not to break law because of the deep respect we have for them. We give obedience to the men who hold public office from year to year. And we pay special regard to those laws that are for the protection of the oppressed and to all the unwritten laws that we know bring disgrace upon the transgressor when they are broken. http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/athens/athens.html

  4. Add-Subtract Activity • There are 7 Stations • Your objective will compare US and Greek Democracy • You will be given a fact about Greek Democracy • The first rotation will write a comparison to this fact • The second rotation will write another comparison different than the first • The third rotation will subtract one of the comparisons • The fourth rotation will develop a concept sentence based on the comparisons explaining the difference or similarities

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