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Greece 4 War
War - People, Places and Things
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |