Chapter 11 Section 1 Flashcards
Greek victory that ended the first persian war
Battle of Marathon
A long foot race
Marathon
Darius son
Xerxes
King of sparta that held the persians off at Thermopylae
King leonidus
A battle between the greeks and persians which ended the second persian war
Battle of Salamis
What did athens enter after the persian wars
The golden age, where they became wealthy and powerful
Athens had most powerful
Navy in greece
Sparta had the most powerful
Army in greece
Who did athens form alliance with
The delian league
Who did Sparta form alliance with
The Peloponnesian league
What war lasted 27 years and started in 431 B.C
Peloponnesian War
A contagious disease that breaks out and spreads quicky
THE PLAGUE
What weakened all the other city states
The Peloponnesian War
Persian king that set out to conquer greece
King Darius