Western Civilization I / Unit 4 WC1 0303 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Pay, the Citizenship Law, and Democracy Built on Empire
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The idea
Pericles introduced pay for public service, opening office to the poor. In four fifty-one, on the witness's date, citizenship required two Athenian parents. The anchor's first irony: the democracy strengthened as the Delian empire's extraction paid for it.
In practice
The anchor: among the fairest governments of its world, on its allies' backs.
Where people slip
Attribute the phrase. The irony is the anchor's framing.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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