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How could farmers participate in government when Pericles was king (Greece)?
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∙ 7y ago
Although Pericles can be called the 'leader' of Athens during much of his life, he wasn't its King: Athens was a republic, not a Kingdom.
Pericles enacted legislation by wich the 'lower classes' qualified for membership of Athens' governing bodies and by which they could allow to serve in juries, because jury duty now became a well-paid activity.
Pericles however had an ulterior motive in all this. Farmers and other lower-class citizens were the group that provided most of Athens' soldiers, sailors and war-ship rowers in times of war. It didn't do much for their enthusiasm and motivation if they had the idea that they were the ones risking their lives while they had no say in the policies that led to these wars. Admitting them to the institutions of Government had the benefit that they would more gladly risk their lives if they had participated in the decision to go to war.
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What type of government was Pericles?
Pericles was not a democracy. Pericles was a statesman in Athens and was considered today as a general. Pericles did not make Democracy. The people of Greece did.
Who were some important leaders in Greece that helped in their change of government?
Solon and Pericles were the most important.
Who is the leader in Greece that encouraged the people of his city to participate in government?
Cleisthens
What government in Athens made people the most happy?
The golden age of Greece was under Pericles who was an enlightened dictator.
One of the Greek's greatest leaders Under him democracy became the foundation of government in Greece?
Pericles
Who were the pericles in ancient Greece?
Pericles was a general and political leader in Athens.
What form of government was common between Greece and Rome and why was it significant?
Democracy allowed the citizens to participate in government.
What kind of temple did Pericles built?
Pericles built the Parthenon in Athens, Greece
Where did pericles lived?
Athens in Ancient Greece
Who influenced democracy in ancient Greece?
Pericles.
Why did pericles call Athens the school for all Greece?
Pericles called Athens the school for all Greece, because he believed that Athens was better than all the other cities in culture and government. He believed that all the other city states should follow Athens example.
When was pericles born and where he died?
Pericles was born in 495 BC and he died in Athens, Greece in 429 BC.
