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21 Cards in this Set
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Geography of Greece and its impact on the civilization |
Mountains, isolated, no rivers so no mass farming, trading society, independent city states |
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Leonidas |
Leader of Spartan army, died with his 300 men in battle of thermopylae |
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Darius |
King of Persian empire, started Persian war, but died after first battle (unrelated cause) |
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Xerxes |
Darius son, continued Persian war |
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Socrates |
Athenian philosopher from "golden age" accused of not honoring the gods and leading young people onto error and disloyalty (executed by poison) |
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Pericles |
Leader of Athens after Persian war. Created Demian League which took money from other city states and fought against the Pelopponesian league in the Pelopponesian War |
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Plato |
Socrates' student who taught Aristotle |
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Homer |
Wrote Iliad and Odyssey during dark times of Greece(epic poems) |
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Events leading up to Persian war |
519 BC: Persians conquer Ionian Greeks (Asia Minor) 499 BC: Ionian Greeks ask for help to rebel against Persia Athens sends warships but we're not strong enough Darius became very angry with Greece (Athens) |
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Battle of Marathon (Persia) |
Leader: Darius Number of troops: 25000 |
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Battle of Marathon (greece (not sparta)) |
Leader: militiades Number of troops: 10000 |
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Battle of Marathon (what happened) |
Darius sends 600 shops to punish Athenians Persians outnumbered Greeks Athenians fought on foot Persians surprised at Athenian will Athenians attacked and defeated them while they were loading ships |
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Battle of Thermopylae (persia) |
Leader: xerxes Number of troops: 200000 |
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Battle of Thermopylae (greece) |
Leader: king Leonidas Number of troops: 10000 |
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Battle of Thermopylae (what happened) |
Xerxes sends larger force to conquer greece 20 city states fight them Greeks become surrounded and Spartans stay to fight while everybody else goes to warn others to prepare for war |
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Battle of Salamis (persia) |
Leader: xerxes Number of troops: 800 big ships |
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Battle of Salamis (greece(mainly Athens)) |
Leader: themistocles Number of troops: 300 small ships |
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Battle of Salamis (what happened) |
Persians destroyed Athens, but they had all left already and gone to Salamis Athenian Navy sunk the Persian ships because they couldn't move easily |
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Results of Persian war |
Greek sense of uniqueness increased Greece won Formation of Demian League |
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Golden age of Athens (religion) |
Gods/goddesses look and act like humans but didn't age and die City state protected by God/goddess they worshipped Each god/goddess had power over particular area of life Greeks ask them for help on journeys Greeks dedicated festivals and sporting events to gods/goddesses Temples decorated with images of them |
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Golden age of Athens (architecture) |
Temples were beautiful dwelling places for their gods Rows of tall columns Doric: simple no base slimmer towards top Ionic: thinner had base scrolls carved into the top Corinthuan: most complex leaflets carvings in top Express Greek love of beauty and awe of gids/goddesses |
