Greeks Flashcards

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War with Persia -Darius

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Wants revenge on Athens

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War with Persia -Battle of marathon

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Land battle-geography helped-(mountains marsh) attack-charge hand-to-hand battle superior confidence in army-didn’t need Sparta

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3
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War with Persia-Xerxes (Esther)

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Greek unity

Sparta joins at Athens (others) army & Navy

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4
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What was the catalyst of the war with Persia

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Athens helped some Greek colonies revolt against Persia-temporarily successful

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5
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War with Persia

Battle of thermopylae

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Pass-Spartan soldiers defended the 300
betrayed-another way around
all died-Persians win
captured Athens-northern Greece

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6
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War with Persia

battle of Salamis

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Athens Navy
Lured Persians into the bay
Greeks maneuverability
Persian navy destroyed

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War with Persia

battle of Plataea

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Xerxes Retreated with most of his army Greeks destroyed the smaller army

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8
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Battle of Plataea outcome

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Clear division between “Europe” and “Asia”

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9
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Civil War Athens versus Sparta

the rise of Athens

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Continue to make war on Persia

freed all city states

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10
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Civil War Athens vs Sparta

alliances

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Dellian League

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11
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Civil War Athens vs Sparta

direct democracy

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Age of Pericles
10 days 10 generals
ostracism 6000 voted against
someone exiled for 10 years

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Civil War Athens versus Sparta agriculture

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Import grain 50%
export olive oil, wine,iron
domesticated animals sheep and goat

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13
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Civil War Athens vs Sparta family life

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Women unseen

male children infantcide strong children had to have male escort no formal education

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14
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Civil War Athens vs Sparta
Sparta
Alliances

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Alliances
Pelopomesian League
Persia – Navy

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15
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Sparta culture

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Educate women 
Warrior who died in battle 
women who died in childbirth 
war 7–60 steal to survive 
longhair come home with your shield on it 
win or die
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16
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Peloponnesian war

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Sparta seize Athens 
combat 
Athens stay in city 
Sparta wouldn't stay long helots Athens plague 1/3 of population 
25 years Greek city defeated Athens Navy
17
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Peloponnesian war outcome

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Thebes great city state
Macedonia rose to Persia
Alexander the great
Sparta attrition 6000 to 600 warriors

18
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Where are we biblically after the Peloponnesian war

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Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem
Esther Jewish people rescued
stage ready for third phase of the time of the Gentiles Alexander the great