02 athens golden age of pericles

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Athens’ Golden Age-Pericles Three Goals for Athens1)To strengthen Athenian DemocracyLook at the chart on p. 120-Answer

questions 1 & 2 with your partner.

2) To hold and strengthen the empire3) To glorify Athens

Its main function was to house the grand statue of Athena

• In 1687, the Venetians were fighting the Ottoman Empire in Athens.

• Unsurprisingly, the Ottomans had fortified the acropolis and were holding out there.

• They used the Parthenon to store gunpowder (great idea!). A Venetian cannonball hit the Parthenon, detonated the gunpowder, and blew up a good chunk of the temple.

• Most of the temple lay in ruins.

• In 1806, Lord Elgin brought many of the sculptures to London (he sawed them off). They’re now known as the Elgin Marbles.

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