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Greek / Persian Wars
Persian wars, pelloponesian wars, etc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was Cyrus the Great | He united the Persians |
| Who was Darius | He reorganized the Persian goverment |
| How did Darius reorganize the government? | He organized it into satrapies, (another word for "province") |
| Who ran the satrapies? | The satraps |
| What kind of jobs did the satraps have? | Tax collector, chief of police, head army recruiter, and judge |
| Describe the soldiers in the Persian army | They were full-time soldiers |
| What was the Persian religion | Zoroastrianism |
| What did the Persians believe? | 1)Believed in 1 god, 2)that humans choose between good and evil 3) that good wins in the end |
| Why did the Persian wars begin? | Darius wanted to stop the Greeks from intering in his empire |
| What was the first battle of the Persian War | Marathon |
| Where were the Persians in the first battle of the Persian War? | On the plain |
| Where were the Athenians in the first battle of the Persian War | In the hills |
| When did Athens attack the Persians in the first battle of the Persian war | When the Persian cavalry loaded the ships |
| How did the Athenians send a message to Athens about the first battle at /Marathon? | By runner |
| What happened to the runner who carried the message to the Athenians about the battle at Marathon | He died after giving his message |
| What kind of race is named after the runner | Marathon |
| After Darius died, what did his son Xerxes vow? | He vowed revenge against the Greeks |
| What was the first battle of Xerxes invasion of Greece | Thermopylae |
| What was the purpose of the Greeks engaging the Persians at Thermopylae | to delay the Persians so the Greeks could build ships |
| Where did the 2nd battle of Xerxes invasion take place? | Salamis |
| What was the purpose of the Greeks engagins the Persians at Salamis | to cut off Persia's food supply - so they built smaller, faster and more maneuverable ships to do it |
| What (or where) was the turning point of the war between Xerxes and the Greeks? | Plataea |
| What was the Delian League | It was a group of city states who joined with Athens for protections against Persia |
| What kind of government did Athens have | A direct democracy - where each person could vote on laws and policies |
| What is a representative democracy | A form of government where people select other people to vote on their behalf |
| Who is Pericles | Athens most famous ruler |
| What did Pericles change? | He included everyone in the government |
| Who were the philosophers? | People who ponder questions about life |
| Who was Aspasia | A well educated woman who influences both Plato and Pericles |
| What were the Peloponnesian Wars | The wars that occurred after the city states became suspicious of Athens and joined forces with Sparta |
| During the Peloponnesian Wars, waht did the Athenians do? | Moved inside the city walls |
| In the 2nd year of the Peloponnesian wars, what happened to the Athenians | 1/3 of them died from disease |
| During the Peloponnesian Wars, what did Sparta do? | Traded land w/ Persia for help in building a navy |
| What ended the Peloponnesian Wars? | Athens surrendered because supplies could not get through to them |
| What was the Greek religion like? | Polytheistic (many gods) |
| Where did the most important gods live? | On Mount Olympus |
| What was an oracle? | A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess |
| where was the most famous oracle | At Delphi |
| What is an epic? | A long poem about a hero |
| Who was the most famous epic poet | Homer - who wrote the Iliad & Odyssey |
| What is a fable? | A short tale that teaches a lesson |
| Who was the most famous fable writer? | A slave named Aesop |
| What are the two types of Greek Drama | Tragedy and Comedy |
| Who created Philosophy | Greek Thinkers |
| Who were the Greek philosophers? | Socrates, Plato and Aristotle |
| Which philosopher was sentenced to death? | Socrates, for corrupting the minds of youth |
| How do we know about Socrates | From Plato's book, "Thie Dialogues |
| Who is known as the father of history | Herodotus - wrote "History of the Persian War" |
| Who was the greatest Greek historian | Theucydides - wrote History of the Peloponnesian War |
| Which country conquered Greece? | Macedonia |
| Who was the leader of Macedonia | Phillip II |
| Why did Phillip II attack Greece | They did not join him to attack Persia |
| Who was Phillip II's son? | Alexander |
| What was the most famous city in Alexander's empire | Alexandria, Egypt |
| What was the Hellenistic Era | A new era when Greek ideas and language spread to non-Greek area |
| What happened to Alexander's empire after his death? | IT was divided into 4 kingdoms that all continued to use Greek ideas and language |
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