Chapter 3 Flashcards
Outraged the Athenian assembly who rejected it
This act of submission
The Persians force was decisivly defected by the Athenians at the _____________, ending Persian efforts for the time being.
Battle of Marathon
Themistocles
Use silver from a publicly owned mine to expand the navy
Tasked with avenging his fathers lone defeat at the hands of the Greeks
Xerxes I
31 Greek city-states formed a coalition called ___________ to resist the Persian invasion
Hellenic League
The coalition to be led by the…
Spartan King Leonidas I
Reasons for Greek victory
- Greeks had better and more farsighted commanders
- Better armor and warships, that were more effective in close combat
- The military alliance that united against a common enemy to preserve their political freedom
Controlled by Athens, and consisted of some 300 city-states
Delian League
Controlled by Sparta and consisted of over 50 city-states
Peloponnesian League
Slave ___% of Athenian society
40%
The increase in Athenian naval power
Prompted the development of a wider democracy at home but it undermined the democracy of the Delian League
Radical Democracy introduced reforms that challenged traditional understandings of society
Expand participation to the masses yet reserve select leadership to the elite
Pericles, Citizenship law
Restricted Athenian citizenship to those whose parents were both born in Athens; law increased the status ands desirability of Athenian women
A covered walkway or portico, offering a protective atmosphere usually located on the edge of the Agora
Stoa
Agora
The central market square