Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Egyptian Chariot
|
Expensive, hard to steer
Have to have your own horse, chariot, weapons, slave to drive Took chariot from Asia, but made it lighter to fight Hittites |
|
|
Battle of Kadesh
|
1285 or 1299 BCE
Hitties wanted to take back a village Ramses II advanced on Kadesh and defeat Hitties Ramses II: Favored by the Gods and Accomplished military leaders |
|
|
Early Mycenaeans
|
1600-1100 BCE
Built heavily fortified palaces Aristocrats controlled food Military Goal: Beat another aristocrat in the same system |
|
|
Sea People
|
Disciplined military
Dense masses of infantrymen standing in a block |
|
|
Greek Agriculture
|
Planted olive trees, grapes, and grain
Trees: they are planning on being there for a long time Farmers fight for their land and will fight if in danger> |
|
|
Hoplite Shield
|
3 foot, double gripped, concave, circular, made of pieces of oak, often faced with bronze, weighting from 16-20 pounds
|
|
|
Hoplite Helmet
|
Bronze, without ear holes or suspension system for cushioning
- You can't heart anything, no peripheral vision, extremely hot |
|
|
Hoplite Spear
|
Made of cornel-wood, iron head, with butt wpike, 7-9 feet long
First 2-3 ranks can use their weapons, others cannot |
|
|
Phalanx
|
Tight formation, ideal: 8 shields deep
|
|
|
Capital of Sardis burned by Greeks
|
498
Persian governor inside Greeks withdraw and are ambushed in retreat |
