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35 Cards in this Set
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Who built a strong Persian army and created an empire? |
King Cyrus |
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How did the king hold his empire together? |
By treating conquered people fairly |
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What did the king allow the people to do? |
Keep their languages, religions, and laws |
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What could the size of the Persian empire be compared to? |
The Continental US |
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What did the Persians do to link their empire? |
Improved the network of roads begun by Assyrians |
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What was the most important route and how long was it? |
Royal Road; 1,500 miles |
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Who reorganized the Persian government? |
Darius I |
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How did he divide the empire? |
Into provinces called satrapies |
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Who ruled each province? |
A governor called satrap |
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What type of army did Persia have? |
Full-time, professional, paid Army called to serve at any time |
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Who preached a monotheistic religion for the Persians? |
A religious teacher named Zoroaster |
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What was the religion called? |
Zoroastrianism |
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Who was the god of the religion? |
Ahura Mazda or 'Wise Lord' |
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What did the Greek army consist of? |
Citizens called to serve during the war. |
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Who were the leaders in the Battle on Marathon? Greek:____________ Persian: __________ Who won? ________ Why? ___________ |
Athenians King Darius Greeks Greeks surprised the Persians. The Persians were standing in water out of formation. |
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Who were the leaders of the Battle of Thermopylae? Greek: ___________ Persian: ___________ Who won? _________ Why? __________ |
King Leonidas King Xerxes Persians Traitor showed the Persian a trail to follow and be able to attack from behind |
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Who were the leaders of the Battle of Salamis? Greek: ___________ Persian:____________ Who Won?___________ Why? ______________ |
Themistocles King Xerxes Greek Persian ships were too large in the strait. Greek ships were smaller. Large Persian ships could not move to fight, but smaller and faster Greek ships could move. |
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Who were the leaders of the Battle of Plataea? Greek: ___________ Persian: __________ Who Won? Why? |
Combined forces of Greek city-states King Xerxes Greek Greek city-states combined to form larger army and had better armor and weapons to prevent Persia from conquering Greece. |
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After the Persian wars, who was the Athens new leader in the 400s BC? |
Pericles |
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What type of democracy did Athen have? |
Direct democracy |
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Pericles: Ruled for more than _____ Appointed people to positions because of their ___ not their _____ class Brought ordinary Athenians like _____ & _____ to be part of government _____ became center for ____ and ___ ______ Erected ___ ____, ______, ______ Called Athens ______ Philosophers-thinkers who _______ |
30 years Abilities, social Shopkeepers, laborers Athens, learning, the arts New temples, monuments, statues The school of Greece Reflect on the meaning of life |
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Athenian Life: Males over 18: Worked as ____, ____, and _____ Exercised in gym in ______ |
Farmers, artisans, merchants Afternoons |
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Women: Focused on their ______ Married at __________ Poor women eloped with ____or sold ____ Upper class women rarely left _______ had to be accompanied by ________ Could not participate in _____ activities or own ______ Always under care of ____ family member |
Homes and families Mid teens Farm work, goods Left their house, a male relative Political, property Male |
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Slaves: Households had at least ____ enslaved person Many were prisoners __________ |
1 Of war |
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How are direct democracy and representative democracy different? How are they alike? |
DD-Practiced in Athens. Citizens make the laws. RD-Practiced in USA. Laws made by elected representatives. Alike: In both, citizens have rights |
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War Breaks Out: When did war break out? |
431 BC |
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What was this war called? |
Peloponnesian War |
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Who was it between? |
Sparta & Athens |
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What famous speech did Pericles give? |
Funeral Oration |
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In his speech, what did he say was worth protecting? |
Democracy |
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What happened to Pericles and 1/3 of his people? |
Disease/plague |
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When did Sparta's navy defeat Athen's navy? |
405 BC |
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Why did Athens surrender to Sparta? |
Sparta's newly built navy destroyed the Athenian fleet |
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How long did Sparta's empire last? |
30 years |
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Who did the Greek city-states fail to notice as a threat? |
Macedonia |
