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During the rule of Pericles Athenian citizens were expected to be actively involved in the political decision making process this form of governing is known as?
direct democracy.
Why did pericles die?
Pericles died from the plague.
What action did the Athenian government take against Pericles?
The reality was that Pericles steered Athens into a radical democracy where the people met in assembly and made the decisions. They were the government. Between fortnightly assembly meetings, an elected council of 50 carried out the decisions of the assembly. Pericles called himself 'First Citizen' and had to persuade the people in assembly to approve any proposals he put forward. Others also put forward proposals to the assembly in parallel of competition. Pericles won some, lost some. He did not rule. That's what the democracy was all about - demos = people kratos = power - people power.
Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War?
There were many - Athens always had 10 generals at any one time, on elected from each of the ten tribes. An early well known one was Pericles, but he died early on from the plague. His son Pericles became a general, and the list goes on - some well-known/notorious ones were Alcibiades, Nicias, Thucydides, Theramenes,
Who is the leader of encouraged people of his city to participate in government?
The leader was Pericles.
