THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE
The age of Pericles
Democracy
Male citizens
Directly in government decision making
governing assembly
Vote on all major issues
43,000 older than 18 years old
Not citizens
Should be proud of it
the center of Greek culture
Daily Life in Classical Athens
the largest population of the Greek city-states
300,000 people living in Athens and the surrounding area
10,000 foreigners living in Athens
Protection of the laws
in the military service
Slavery was common in the ancient world
worked on public constructions projects
Economy and Society
farming and trade
women
take part in religious festivals
strickly controlled
expected to be good wives and take care of children
The Great Peloponnesian War
Athenian Empire
behind the city walls
better navy
destroyed and the age of classical Greek culture too
Sparta
surrounded Athens
stronger army
the growing Athenian Empire