One of Pericles’ achievements was organising the construction of the Acropolis. He also was in charge of the manufacture of the Parthenon. Pericles led many successful military campaigns. For example the Peloponnesian war, Pericles was the one who came up with a great strategy.
Q. How did Pericles improve Athens?
Lesson Summary Pericles strengthened democracy in Athens by paying public officials. Pericles expanded the empire by building a strong naval fleet. Pericles rebuilt and beautified Athens.
Table of Contents
- Q. How did Pericles improve Athens?
- Q. Why was Pericles important to Athens?
- Q. How did Pericles impact the world?
- Q. What did Thucydides think of Pericles?
- Q. Why is Pericles important today?
- Q. How did Pericles rise to power?
- Q. Did Pericles create democracy?
- Q. Who killed Pericles?
- Q. How did Athens become a democracy?
- Q. What are democratic values in education?
- Q. What is the oldest and most common form of government?
Q. Why was Pericles important to Athens?
Why is Pericles important? Pericles was an Athenian statesman. Under his leadership Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire flourished, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece between the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian wars.
Q. How did Pericles impact the world?
Pericles was an Athenian statesman who played a large role in developing democracy in Athens and helped make it the political and cultural center of ancient Greece. This expanded citizen participation in politics. Pericles also served as commander-in-chief of the Athenian army during the First Peloponnesian War.
Q. What did Thucydides think of Pericles?
Thucydides fervently supported Pericles but was less enthusiastic about the institution of democracy. Under the hands of Pericles, Thucydides thought democracy could be controlled, but without him, it could be dangerous.
Q. Why is Pericles important today?
Pericles is perhaps most famous for his great building projects. He wanted to establish Athens as the leader of the Greek world and wanted to build an acropolis that represented the city’s glory. He rebuilt many temples on the acropolis that were destroyed by the Persians.
Q. How did Pericles rise to power?
Pericles: Rise to Power He grew up in the company of artists and philosophers—his friends included Protagoras, Zeno and the pioneering Athenian philosopher Anaxagoras. In 454 he led a successful military campaign in Corinth and sponsored the establishment of Athenian colonies in Thrace and on the Black Sea coast.
Q. Did Pericles create democracy?
Pericles promoted the arts and literature, and it is principally through his efforts that Athens acquired the reputation of being the educational and cultural center of the ancient Greek world. Pericles also fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics call him a populist.
Q. Who killed Pericles?
The cause of the plague of Athens in 430BC, which devastated the city and killed up to one-third of the population, including its leader, Pericles, was typhoid fever, scientists believe.
Q. How did Athens become a democracy?
The first known democracy in the world was in Athens. Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century B.C.E. When a new law was proposed, all the citizens of Athens had the opportunity to vote on it. To vote, citizens had to attend the assembly on the day the vote took place.
Q. What are democratic values in education?
Concept of Democratic Values. Shechtman stated the democratic values or beliefs that a teacher should have are freedom, equality, and justice. Winfield and Manning enumerated democratic values or principles as autonomy, cooperation, shared decision-making, and a sense of community.
Q. What is the oldest and most common form of government?
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- Autocracy. 1 Ruler, Oldest & most common form of government.
- Absolute Monarchy. King & Queens, Inherit Power, ABSOLUTE Power.
- Constitutional Monarchy. King & Queens, Inherit Power, LIMITED Power.
- Oligarchy. Rule by a few.
- Democracy.
- Representative Democracy.
- Monarchy.
- Limited Government.