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27 Cards in this Set
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Who was the leader of Persia during the Battle of Marathon? |
Darius the First was the leader of Persia during the Battle of Marathon. |
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What did the Athenian culture have an emphasis on? |
The Athenian culture had a strong emphasis on freedom. |
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What did the Persian Empire do to its soldiers? |
The Persian Empire forced it's soldiers to fight. |
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Where did the Persians land? |
The Persians landed on the beach at Marathon, 26 miles from Athens. |
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What were the Athenian soldiers called? |
All Greek soldiers are Hoplites. |
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Who was in charge of the Athenian forces at the Battle of Marathon. |
Miltiades was in charge of Athenian troops at the Battle of Marathon. |
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Who ran from Athens to Sparta, and how long was this distance? |
Pheidippides ran 140 miles from Athens to Sparta. |
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Why did the Spartans not come? |
The Spartans did not come because they were involved in a religious festival. |
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Who won the Battle of Marathon? |
The Greeks won the Battle of Marathon. |
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What was the strategy used by Athens at the Battle of Marathons called? |
Athens used a strategy called Double Envelopment. |
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How large was Xerxes' army believed to have been? |
Xerxes' army is believed to have been around 500,000 people. |
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What did Xerxes intend to do to Athens, and why? |
Xerxes intended to burn down Athens as revenge for Sardis. |
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How did the Persian army compare to the Greek army in terms of number of soldiers? |
For every Greek warrior there were 50 Persians. |
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Why was the pass at Thermopylae an ideal place for the Greeks to take a stand against the Persians? |
In the pass at Thermopylae, the pass immobilized most of the Persian troops so that the battle was 1 to 1. |
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Before the Battle of Thermopylae Athens and Sparta never fought as one, why? Who was their common enemy? |
Because Athens and Sparta are rivals they disliked each other, so they would unite only to fight a common enemy, the Persian Empire. |
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Who was Leonidas? What was his role at the Battle of Thermopylae? |
Leonidas was a King of Sparta and his role at the battle was that of a commander. |
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Who was Themistocles? What was his role at the Artemesium Straight? |
Themistocles was an Athenian politician, and his job was to stop the Persian navy. |
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Approximately how many Greek soldiers went to Thermopylae originally? |
Originally about 7 thousand Greek soldiers went to Thermopylae. |
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How was Xerxes able to flank the Greeks holding the pass? |
Xerxes sent warriors up a path which used to be protected but the protectors deserted. |
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Why couldn't all the Greek troops retreat? |
If all troops had retreated at once then the enemy would know and would have a better chance of winning. |
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Why does Leonidas choose to stay and make a last stand? |
Leonidas chose to stay and fight so that he could both fulfill the prophecy and so that Persia did not kill those that were getting away. |
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The oracle at Delphi tells the Athenians that only wooden walls will protect Athens. How does Themistocles interpret that? |
Themistocles interprets that to mean ships will save Athens. |
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What part of Athens does Xerxes burn? |
Xerxes burn the Acropolis. |
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What did Xerxes hope to achieve by attacking Plataea? Was he successful? |
Xerxes hoped that by attacking Plataea he would lure out Athens, he was wrong because Sparta was there waiting for the army. |
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Who was Pausanias? |
Pausanias was a Spartan commander. |
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Was the size of the Persian army helpful during the Battle of Plataea? |
The size of the Persians was not helpful because the Greek formation easily countered size. |
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What was the result of the Battle of Plataea? |
During the battle Greeks lost 159 soldiers while Persians lost 257... thousand soldiers. |
