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Ancient Greece. Witness History Audio: Athens Demands Action. The Persian Wars.
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Ancient Greece Witness History Audio: Athens Demands Action The Persian Wars After Athens sent ships to help the Greek city-states in Ionia, the Persian ruler Darius I sent forces to crush Athens. The Athenians won a battle near Marathon, and later joined forces with other city-states to maintain an advantage over Persia. Section 3: Conflict in the Greek World Color Transparency 22: Persian Wars Geography Interactive: Persian Wars, 490 B.C.-479 B.C. 1 of 7
Ancient Greece The Age of Pericles and Direct Democracy When Pericles led Athens, there was a direct democracy, with the Council of 500 deciding the issues of the day. Jury duty was also expected of citizens and a single jury could include thousands. Under Pericles and a woman named Aspasia, Athens also became the cultural center of Greece. Section 3: Conflict in the Greek World Color Transparency 19: Parthenon and Lincoln Memorial History Interactive: Athenian Democracy 2 of 7
Ancient Greece The Peloponnesian War After Athens formed the Delian League with other city-states, Sparta formed the Peloponnesian League. These two groups of allies fought for 27 years, starting in 431 B.C. Note Taking Transparency 64 Section 3: Conflict in the Greek World QuickTake Section Quiz Progress Monitoring Transparency 3 of 7
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