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Essay Instructions: Write an essay of 2000 words in answer to the following question

"How did the policies of Pericles contribute to the expanding power and influence of the Athenian Empire?''

Essay Instructions: any quotes or direct refrences MUST be made to the following source. "The World of Athens: an introduction to Classical Athenian Culture" by joint asscoiation of classical teachers.
The pook is an "open university set book" by "Cambridge university Press"
The rough idea of the paper is as follows, "Like the physical and metaphysical eniroment taxes the living in Attica, so to only the strongest beliefs ideals and people survive."
the refences i have are as follow
BELIEFS-democracy worth fighting for
-peloponessian war----> pericles talks of how significant the fight is and how important it is to keep fighting it
-Casualies worth it/ democracy worth fighting for- Pericles speaks of it in the funeral oration
PEOPLE-the 2 boys Solon speaks of that yoke themselves to a cart to take their mother to town, and then die, showing a willingness in hellenic society and the necessity of "shouldering" burdens

IDEALS/POLITICAL- Politicaly democracy was one of the few systems capable of providing stability in Athens
in addition to tyrants

SUMMARY: the paper in essence need to use only Pericle's Funeral oration and The book i listed above as sources page numbers, etc will be required. The point of the paper is to tie in the effects of the many burdens that Attica carried and how those burdens affected the way Atheians thought, becoming democratic and beign willing to fight in the face of anything to protect it. I thought Greece was much like the Olive Trees that are so plenteful there. They they can be burned, chopped up, and attacked by insects, but they always survived and so do their ideals.

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Essay Instructions: Describe the democratic society of Athens depicted by Pericles. Do you think that he tended to idealize or exaggerate Athenian democracy? If so. In what ways?
2. What does Lysistrata tell us about the place of women in Greek society? Did women share in the democracy of Periclean Athens?
3. Does the play say anything to the people of our generation?

Essay Instructions: focus: a well-developed, specific, defensible, and relevant thesis is articulated. The thesis statement thoroughly and completely addresses the question posed. The thesis statement is hightlighted in bold or italicized lettering.

support: Details in support of the thesis are well-chosen, explained, and connected to the argument. They are presented in a well organized and lucid argument

subject knowledge: demonstrates an understanding of the primary source document and its place in the history of western civilization

format: A brief introduction and conclusion offer helpful summaries of the argument

Mechanics: Essay is the appropriate length (300-500 words), double spaced, and submitted in word or rich text format.

Style basics: Grammer, spelling and writing style is appropriate to college level work.

(http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/PERICLES.HTM). Given the context of this speech, do you believe everything Pericles says about Athens in the Funeral Oration? Why or why not?