Studied by 124 peopleduring what time periods were the Persian wars
500-479 bce
the persian empire expanded in the 5 century bce to include what place
asia minor
who won the Persian war
Persians
who wants all of Greece in their possession
Persia
what was the cause of the Persian wars
ionian revolt
who was angered by the actions of Athens
king Darius
the first invasion in the Persian war was what
the battle of marathon
what military tactic did the greeks use
the phalanx
what king died in the second invasion of the Persian war then his son Xerxes took over
king Darius
who won in the battle of Thermopylae
Persians
who won in the battle of salamis
athenian navy
delian league was created out of the what (treasury was on island of delos!!!!!!!)
safety from Persia
what helped Athens lead Greece
great leadership and increased trade brought wealth
what did the spartans create to rival delian league
Peloponnesian league
sparta
Peloponnesian league, oligarchic rule, dominated land
Athens
delian league, democratic rule, dominated sea
Corinth
joined p league and threatened athenian sea supremacy
how much of the population died when the plague struck Athens in 430 bce
1/3
what was two ways that Athens overstepped their bounds
built long walls and used treasury money to rebuild city
who headed the Peloponnesian league
sparta
a skilled politician who came up with the idea to retreat within the city walls of Athens then killed everyone because of lack of sanitation
Pericles
athenian advantage: large naval fleet
spartan advantage: honed warrior society
first phase
Athens: strengths and fights Sparta at Aegosptami
Sparta: cuts trade lines
second phase
Macedonian king gains importance and conquers all of Greece
Philip II
battle of leuctra
thebians defeated spartans
battle of mantinea
thebes defeated by sparta and athens
battle of charonea
philip II of macedonia defeated athenians and thebans
league of Corinth from who
philip 2
optical illusions and engineering used to avoid building appearing curved from a distance
archetetire of the acropolis
father of natural science 624-546 bce
thales
father of numbers 580-490 bce
pythagoras
everything made of atoms 460-370 bce
Democritus
father of medicine 460-370 bce
hippocrates
the spartans could not help in the battle of marathon because of what
a religious festival
in the battle of marathon who won
athenians even though they were outnumbered
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