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5. Persian Wars Flashcards

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Which period did the Persian Wars take place?

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The Classical period, c. 500 BC

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What monument of war commemorates the Persian Wars and when was it dedicated?

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The Serpent column c. 479 BC

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Which Roman Roman king claimed the Serpent column?

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Constantine I

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Where was the Serpent column and where was it moved to?

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The Temple of Apollo at Delphi and moved to Constantinople or Istanbul on a golden tripod.

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What was the 1st inscription on the Serpent Column referencing?

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The defeat of the Persians at the hands of Pausanias - ignoring the other Greek Poleis.

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What happened toe the 1st inscription of Serpent Column?

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The Spartans immediately erased it + replaced it with the names of EVERY polis which took part in the war.

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What is the strange thing about the 2nd inscription?

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There is no mention of the Greeks at all, yet it still presents unity.

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What does the 2nd inscription do?

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Displays the unity of the Greeks, however not all of the Greek poleis are involved. Unity of a few?

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What was the 1st key Event which started the Persian wars and when did it occur?

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The Ionian Revolt in 499-494 BC

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What happened in the Ionian Revolt?

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Athens and Eretria attempt to help the Ionians revolt against the Persian empire.

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How many people are killed in the Ionian Revolt?

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192 Athenians and 6000 Persians (supposedly)

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Who won the Ionian revolt?

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The Persians.

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What happened after the Ionian Revolt was crushed?

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In 492, Darius sends Mardonius to attack the Greeks by sea.

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When is the Battle of Marathon?

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490 BC

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What started the Battle of Marathon?

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Darius sends an expedition to punish Athens and Eritrea.

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Who won the Battle of Marathon?

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The Athenians and the Eretrians.

17
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When does the Persian invasion of Greece under Xerxes begin?

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480 BC

18
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What occurs in 480 BC, other than the invasion?

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The Battle of Thermopylae and the sack of Athens.

19
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Who lead the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae?

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King Leonidas of Sparta.

20
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How many men fought in the Battle of Thermopylae?

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7000 for the Greeks.

Persians were supposedly over 1 million - modern scholars say 100,000-150,000.

21
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How long did the Battle of Thermopylae last?

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7 days, including at least 3 full days of battle.

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How did the Greeks lose the Battle of Thermopylae?

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They were betrayed by a Greek man named Ephialtes.

They were vastly Outnumbered.

23
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How many Greek men were lost at the Battle of Thermopylae?

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300 Spartans, 700 Thespians + 400 Thebans

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What happened after the Battle of Thermopylae?

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The Athenians decided to withdraw to Salamis. Athens was sacked. The Battle of Salamis was won.

25
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What and when was the Battle of Salamis?

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480 BC, it was a naval battle between Xerxes’ Persians and the unified Greek states, under Athens.

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Why did the Persians lose the Battle of Salamis?

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In such a confined space, the huge Persian fleet was a hindrance - couldn’t move + became disorganised.

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What happens upon the defeat of the Persians at the Battle of Salamis?

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Xerxes retreated with much of his army and fled home to Persia.

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What and when was the decisive fall of the Persians?

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At the Battle of Plataea in the summer of 479 BC.

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How did the Battle of Plateau begin?

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The Greek army assembled a large, by ancient standards, army and the Persians set up a fortified camp near Plataea.
A stalemate for 11 days.

30
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What cause the stalemate of 11 days in the beginning of the Battle of Plataea?

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The Greeks refused to be drawn into cavalry terrain.

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What officially began the Battle of Plataea?

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The Greeks supply line was disrupted, so they attempted to retreat, disrupting the line. The Persians thought they were in full retreat so attacked.

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Which forces in particular battled in the Battle of Plataea?

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Spartans, Athenians and Tegeans.

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What ended the Battle of Plataea?

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The death of the commander Mardonius and the slaughter of the Persian camp.

34
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Who was Cyrus the Great?

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Founder of the Persians and the Achaemenid Empire. Father of Cambyses.

35
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What effect of the Persian empire did Cyrus have?

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Greatly expanded + conquered most of the Southwest Asian area.

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How did Cyrus come into power?

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He overthrew his grandfather in 549 BC.

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What was the Oath of the Hellenic League?

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That all Greeks that fought the Persians in the war entered into a sworn agreement - if thy should win, they would dedicate a 10th of treasures from Greeks who had not sided with them to Apollo at Delphi.

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Who talks about the Oath of the Hellenic League?

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Herodotus.

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