Pericles and the rise of athens the man democracy his impact 3. He made it a centerpiece of art, philosophy, and democracy. Direct democracy is a form of government in which citizens vote not through representatives. Pericles consort aspasia, one of the bestknown women of ancient greece, taught rhetoric to the young philosopher socrates. Pericles and funeral oration for kids and teachers. Pericles article about pericles by the free dictionary. Pericles, the delian league, and the athenian golden age. This pericles and democracy worksheet is suitable for 8th 12th grade. Entered politics in the democratic faction opposed to cimon, leader of the oligarchic faction cosponsor of the reform bill of 462 creating radical democracy. We are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the arts without loss of manliness. A champion of athenian democracy, he pursued an imperialist policy and masterminded athenian strategy in the peloponnesian war. Youll be assessed on your knowledge of historical events and figures. It was the custom at the time to honor the dead each year who had died defending their citystate, the citystate of athens.
Pericles had convinced athens to start a war with sparta in 431 b. The age of pericles was athenss golden age, and the city blossomed under his leadership. He was so important for athens that his name defines the. In a democracy, class considerations are not allowed to interfere with merit any man capable enough to rule is allowed to do so. Pericles now embarked on a policy designed to secure athenss cultural and political leadership in greece. Introduction to athenian democracy of the fifth and fourth. Pericles was a leading figure from the greek peloponnesian war. Kagans pericles of athens and the birth of democracy is an extremely wellwritten book on a remarkable statesman who lived nearly twentyfive hundred years ago. Pericles in defence of democracy, tolerance and enterprise. Periclean democracy lectures 15 and 16 age of cimon, key words aristides themistocles cimon areopagite constitution ephialtes pericles pericleandemocracy, key words popular law courts areopagus cimon zeugitai council of 500 dikasteria dikastai aristophanes wasps aristotle cleisthenes united states.
He was a member of the alcmaeonidaealcmaeonidae, athenian family powerful in the 7th, 6th, and 5th cent. Blamed for the murder of the followers of the wouldbe tyrant cylon c. Funeral oratin io pericles, orim thucydides, peloponnesian war, 2. In a funeral oration in 430 bce for those who had fallen in the peloponnesian war, the athenian leader pericles described democratic athens as the school of hellas.
But their teachers rarely asked them to put two and two together. Thucydides was ostracised and that left pericles the unquestioned leader of the athenian democracy. The athenian democracy is the worlds oldest welldocumented democratic polity, and as such has served as an inspiration, and cautionary tale, for the designers of all subsequent democracies. The actual rise of athenian democracy has just begun when pericles aside ostracism by the main political rival, the conservative cimon. Pericles son of xanthippus and agariste the alcmaonid family born 595, died 429. Pericles defines democracy as an administration that favors the many instead of the few. Educated men in the west have been asked to read thucydides reconstructed speech by pericles on athenian democracy. He often gave speeches at the funerals of citizens. Athenian democracy timeline ancient history encyclopedia. That is why thucydides had so much respect for a man like pericles that he decided to mention many of the speeches made by him during the peloponnesian is his histories. What is a brief summary of pericles funeral oration. He gave a speech in athens, a public speech, honoring the many warriors who were killed in battle after the first year of the peloponnesian war.
His achievements included the construction of the acropolis, begun in 447. Pericles ushered in the golden age of athens, and this quizworksheet combo will help you test your knowledge of his rule. Pericles funeral oration is a speech written by thucydides for his history of the peloponnesian war. The oligarchy of the 400 take over the democracy in athens and in a matter of months is replaced by an oligarchy of 5000.
Democracy definition of democracy by merriamwebster. Ideals of democratic citizenship in funeral oration by pericles when dealing with the extent to which socrates is a good example for following the ideals of democratic citizenship, a good source to use as a point of comparison to his life is the principles laid out about that citizenship by pericles in his funeral oration. He was the central ruler of athens during its golden age also called the age of pericles he was the central patron behind many of. This is important because the citizens could vote no matter their social class and choose the leader that the citizens want to rule their city. When n i n s a queston of setln nn prn vaie dn spuies, everyone n s equal before ihe law. Athenian this piece is a funeral oratory, a speech written to honor fallen athenian heroes at the end of the first year of the peloponnesian war. Other greek cities set up democracies, most following the athenian model, but none are as well. The age of pericles and direct democracy by acala hill period 5 athens golden age after the persain wars, athens was ruled by pericles, an able statesman, from 460 b. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically influential alcmaeonid family. Pericles and the rise of athens the man democracy his impact. As thucydides recounts pericles claiming in a famous speech, our natural bravery springs from our way of life, not from the compulsion of laws. Pericles takes time to laud democracy as a form of government. Our constiuton n s called a democracy because power n s n n ihe hands noi of a mn norn iy bui of ihe whole people.
Pericles delivers the oration not only to bury the dead, but to praise democracy. He felt that a democracy, such as the one in athens, needed to be controlled by a pericles who could have the stabilizing effect of a monarch. During his thirty years of near dominance as that citystates leader, athens enjoyed great wealth, a democratic form of. Pericles was repeatedly elected to be one of the 10. While he was not a king or dictator in charge of athens, greece, pericles was the foremost statesman of athens from 461429. Pericles wants his listeners to feel implicated in a common project of historical proportions, which unites the plights and glories of athens with those of the athenians themselves. He further says that democracy guarantees privacy and equal justice for all. Hostilities among the greek states had also come to an end in the five years truce of 451. This consideration explains the overtones of nationalist pride and manifest destiny present within pericles funeral oration. He believes the division of political power equally amongst citizens inevitably leads.
The age of pericles runs from the middle of the 5th century to either his death at the start of the peloponnesian war or the end of the war, in 404. Ideals of democratic citizenship in funeral oration by. In athens the archon solon lays the foundations for democracy. Funeral oratin io pericles, orim thucydides, peloponnesian. Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all. Among the citys many exemplary qualities, he declared, was its constitution, which favors the many instead of the few. Terms in this set 6 pericles 460429 bc athenian statesman, military leader and speaker.
Government of the people democracy may be a word familiar to most, but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused in a time when totalitarian regimes and military dictatorships alike have attempted to claim popular support by pinning democratic labels upon themselves. He first came to prominence as an opponent of the areopagus 462 and as one of the prosecutors of cimon, whom he replaced in influence. He commissioned the building of the parthenon in 447 and promoted a flourishing of athenian culture. He was a member of the alcmaeonidae family through his mother, a niece of cleisthenes. A discussion of ancient greek democracy through pericles famous funeral oration in thucydides history of the peloponnesian war. Pericles describes athenian democracy as a system of government where men advance on merit rather than on class or wealth. Funerals after such battles were public rituals and pericles used the occasion to make a classic statement of the value of democracy. Pericles and democracy worksheet for 8th 12th grade. According to thucydides, pericles funeral oration said that democracy makes it so people can better themselves through merit rather than class or money. He lived between the persian and peloponnesian wars.
In this athenian democracy instructional activity, students read a 1page selection about periclean democracy and then respond to 27 short answer and fill in the blank questions. Pericles funeral oration from the peloponnesian war book 2. Pericles was known for his wise and skillful leadership, and under his rule, athens. The athenian democracy, pericles asserts, far from reducing all to a low common level, raises all its citizens to the level of noblemen by asking them to take part in political life and so to. Athenian democracy developed around the sixth century bc in the greek citystate known as a polis of athens, comprising the city of athens and the surrounding territory of attica, is one of ancient greek democracy, and is often described as the first known democracy in the world. It is inspirational because it empowered citizens to. Pericles discussion on athenian democracy was recorded by thucydides. In the good old days, educated men read the speech in greek. Pericles, a great supporter of democracy, was a greek leader and statesman during the peloponnesian war. The major theme of this passage is the continually increasing degree of democracy in the politeia over time, give or take a few setbacks.
Patterns of interaction, mcdougal littell selection from the funeral oration of pericles recorded in history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides born to a powerful athenian family, pericles showed interest in philosophy and art even as a young man. He was descended, through his mother, from the alcmaeonid family pericles had great influence on athenian society. At such a time of high emotions and patriotism pericles has not one theme but several. Pericles and rise of democracy linkedin slideshare. Ancient greek statesman pericles, leader of athens from 460429 b. Pericles simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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