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Persian Wars

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Which battle occurred in 490 B.C.? the battle of Marathon
Who were the opposing sides in the battle of Marathon? Persians and Athenians
By what year do historians consider that Greek city-states were well-established? 750 B.C.
Which two city-states were the strongest c. 500 B.C.? Sparta and Athens
City-state with a warrior culture Sparta
in Sparta, boys were taken to army barracks at age 7
What enabled the Spartans to all be soldiers? they had a large slave population which did all the work
What were the Spartan slaves called? helots
The people of Athens valued wisdom, freedom, learning, art, debate and politics, philosophy, science
Who defended Athens when they were attacked? all the men of the city-state
Athens had the world's first ____________________ (government) democracy
What does the word democracy mean? rule by the people
Who were the opposing sides at the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis? Persians and Greeks
Who led the Greek forces at Thermopylae? King Leonidas and the Spartans
Where did the battle of Marathon take place? the plain of Marathon; Attica (the Attic peninsula); Greece
Who won the battle of Marathon? Athens
Who won the battle of Thermopylae? Persians
Who was the Persian king in 480 B.C.? Xerxes
What terrain feature allowed the small number of Greeks to hold off the much larger Persian force? a narrow mountain pass; only a few Persians could approach the Greeks at a time
Who was the Persian king when the battle of Marathon occurred? Darius
Which major battle in the Persian War was a naval battle? the battle of Salamis
The Persians destroyed ______________________ after the battle of Salamis. Athens
Which man led the Athenians to rebuild their city better than ever after its destruction by the Persians? Pericles
The time period from about 480 to 431 B.C. is called the Golden Age of Athens; the Age of Pericles; the Golden Age of Greece
This man is called the Father of History Herodotus
This man admired Herodotus, but wrote history that was more factual than Herodotus Thucydides
This man was an astronomer who figured out what causes a solar eclipse Anaxagoras
A writer of Greek comedy plays Aristophanes
Writers of Greek tragedies Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles
The Father of Medicine; doctors still take an oath based on his writing Hippocrates
Greek contributions to western civilization in the ideals of our government: democracy; free speech; trial by jury; dignity of the individual person; rights for the common man; loyalty owed to one's country
Greek contributions to western civilization in education: scientific ideas and methods; philosophy (logic and reasoning); MANY words derived from Greek words or roots
Greek contributions to western civilization in art: realistic sculptures and paintings; architecture (many important buildings use Greek features); literature; drama (theater)
What usually happened in a Greek tragedy? the main character dies
What made an ancient Greek play a comedy? it had a happy ending
How was Athenian democracy different from our government in America today? it was a direct democracy--all citizens voted for all things; our government is a representative democracy--we elect leaders who vote for us in the national legislature (Congress)
After the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea, both Athens and Sparta formed separate ________________ with other city-states. alliances
The Athenians helped create the ____________________________, an alliance of city-states for protection from the Persians. Delian League
The Delian League was made up of Athens and other Greek city-states in _____________________ and ____________________. the Aegean Sea and Asia Minor
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