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ch.4 sect 2 and 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asia Minor | the location of some of the ionian Greek citys/concerd the Persians. |
| Darius | persian ruler who wanted revenge on the Athenian navy. and in 490 B.C the persians landed on the plain of Marathon 26 miles from Athens.(Darius died in 486 B.C.) |
| Xerxes | Was the new Persian monarch after Darius who cowed revenge and planned to invade Greece. |
| Delian League | After the defeat of the persians, Athens took over the leadership of the entire Greek world. In 478 B.C the Athenians formed a defensive alliance against the Persians. |
| Delos | The Delian League was the headquarters was on the island known as Delos |
| Identify Pericles (who what when and why is he important) | Athenian leader who expanded democracy- was ruler during height of Athenian dominancy of Greek culture and power 461-429 BC |
| when did sparta begin? | around 730 B.C................... |
| who were the helots? | they were the captured people who were made into slaves and they worked for the spartans. and the word "helots" means slave |
| who were the ephors? | In Sparta- a group of 5 men. they were elected each year. and responsible for teaching the |
| who were the athenians? | Early Athens ruled by a king (monarchy) then ruled by aristocracy (oligarchy) then l....became a unified polis on the peninsula of atticaaaaaaaa....... |
| How were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians? | Greeks united and jointly used their resources to defeat Persians. |
| How did the Athenians react to Persian threat? | They abandoned their city and defeated the Persians in a naval battle of Salamis. |
| What caused the growing conflict between Athens and Sparta? | Growing power of Athens in the Delian league. |
| What is direct democracy as proacticed by the Athenians ? | All male citizens are eligible to vote; (only 43,000 out of population of 300,000...only adult men who were free were permitted to be citizens of Athens) |
| What is a polis? | a town/city w/surrounding countryside-the the central focus of Greek life-people shared common identity/goals-Citizens w/"rights" = free men who could vote- citizens w/o rights =free women/children word "politic" derived from polis. |
| What is an agora? | an open place where people could meet- used for assemblies and as a marketplace. |
| What is an Acropolis | part of the POLIS - usually on top of a hill b/c it was a place where people could go in case of attack b/c it was fortified.Sometimes the temples and public buildings were placed on the acropolis. |
| What is a hoplite? | heavily armed foot soldier.had shield, short sword and 9 foot long spear |
| What is a phalanx? | group of hoplites- battle formation was shoulder to shoulder in rectangular shape used shields to form a "wall" like turtle to protect themselves -difficult to defeat if they kept formation. |
| What/where were some of the Greek colonies- what was the effect of the Greek colonies?are important | lands bordering the Mediterrean Sea- including S. Italy, S France, N. Africa(not Eygpt) as well as to the North Thrace -for the grain &food stuff- and land bordering the Black Sea-cities on "Hellespont"& Bosporus.Important b/c spread Greek culture/ideas |
| what goods did th eGreeks on the mainland export to the colonies? |
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