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Greece 4 War
War - People, Places and Things
Term | Definition |
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Alliance | an agreement between two or more states to work together for a common goal - like fighting a common enemy |
Delian League | military alliance led by Athens |
Peloponnesian League | military alliance led by Sparta |
Persian Empire | largest empire of the time - borders running from Egypy to eastern India |
Darius | Persian King - launched 1st Persian War |
Xerxes | Darius' son who avenged his father and launched the 2nd Persian War |
Phalanx | Greek military formation of soldiers armed with shields and spears that moved as a unit |
Ionia | western region of Asia Minor were Greek colonists settled |
hoplite | highly trained Greek soldier |
trireme | Greek warship |
Pericles | Athenian leader who was elected and served for 29 years. He brought Athens into a Golden Age |
Golden Age | period of prosperity, trade, innovation, art and intellectual growth |
King Leonidas | Leader of 300 Spartan warriors who held off the Persians at Thermopylae for 3 days |