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The Greek World
S.S. Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cyrus The Great | Persian king that conquered but let people keep their customs and earned their respect and they stayed with him while he conquered other nations. He was smart and had a strategic way of fighting. |
| Cavalry | A unit of soldiers who rode horses. |
| Darius I | Took power over Persia but wasn't as nice as Cyrus. He made people follow the same customs as him and if they didn't they were killed. |
| Persian Wars | Greek cities rebelled and Darius led an attack against Greece and lost. |
| Xerxes I | Darius I son was Xerxes I and he led an attack again on Greece but were joined by the Persian navy this time. |
| Alliance | After Persian wars ended many city states joined in an alliance |
| Peloponnesian war | Sparta declared war on Athens |