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HIS 154
Greece in the classical and Hellenistic period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the years for Hellenistic period? | 499-150 BC |
| what are the years for the Persian Wars? | 499-479 BC |
| what country asked Greece for help to break free from Persia? | Ionia |
| where did the Athenians defeat the Persians? | Marathon |
| at what mountain pass did the Athenians stand in Persians way? and what year? | Thermopylae, 490 BC |
| where did the Athenian navy defeat Persia? and what year | Salamis, 480 BC |
| what type of ships did the Athenians use? | rowed ships |
| who would row these row ships? | poor people |
| what are 4 key elements of Athenian Democracy by 470 BC? | freedom of political speech, all citizens politically equal, discussion and debate before decisions, majority consent |
| what percent of the people of Athens could actually vote? | 25% |
| what does Ostracism mean? | kicked out of city |
| who tended to dominate the strategos office? | wealthy men |
| what year did plato die? | 347 BC |
| what year did aristotle die? | 322 BC |
| what did plato and aristotle write a lot of? | Political writings |
| what kind of math did the Greeks create? | geometry |
| when did Pythagoras die? | 497 BC |
| when did Hippocrates die? | 377 BC |