Today in Western Civ, we FaceTimed Mr. Schick's daughter who is in France. We FaceTimed her because it was her birthday. After that we worked on our power points a little bit. Our group already has 4 slides on pericles and the golden age. This is going to be a fun project and can't wait to get into it more. Here are the facts I gathered.

Pericles and his early years

• Pericles was born in 495 B.C.
• Xanthippus, his father was a hero of the Persian war.
• His mother was a member of a noble family.
• He started his career in the law courts.
• Born into a wealthy family, had good education.
• Lover of philosophy, art, and literature.