Classical Greece Flashcards
Who begins to control small, greek city states?
Persia
What does Athens do as a response to Persia controlling the city states?
they send money and weapons to the city states to revolt
How does Persia react to Athen’s ally ship w the city states ?
they invade
Do the other city states help athens fight persian
no
When are the persian wars?
490-480
Who wins?: Persian or Athens?
athens
What happens as a result of Persia’s defeat?
- athens builds a navy because Persia will come back with a larger army
- many city states begin allying with athens because it is assumed that persia is going to march through all the city states
Who allies with who? (persian war)
- athens: corinth, sparta
- neutral: thebes
- persia: phoenicians
What happens when Persian invades athens again (480)
- athens wins
- persia stops invading but athens proposes that the alliance continues and they should retake territory when able to
Why does athens become an empire?
- because they claim to have done all the fighting
- they become an imperial
Pericles
an archon who assists in the creation of the athenian empire
Acropolis
religious and political center
Why does athens enjoy being an empire
trade is amazing and the city is being built up
Who is the first to leave athens alliance and why?
Sparta leaves because athens begins to get to controlling
When was the decline of athens
430-400
When was the athenian empire?
460-430
Who forms the Peloponnesian league?
- sparta, corinth, thebes
What happens when the Pelopponesian and Delian league try to fight?
- ends in a tie but was still destructive
What happens in Athen’s due to the pelopponesian league?
- the wealthy want the war to end
- citizens want revenge
Populism
politicians who are fear mongering citizens to gain power
What was a populist often called?
demogogue
Ostrocism
make an outcast out of someone
What happened to people who wanted peace after populism?
they were ostracized from the city by the assembly
Who ends up surrendering Delian or peloponnesian?
delian
how is peace settled?
Athens is stripped of its power
What league is disbanded after the peloponesian war
delian
What happens with the city states after the peloponnesian war?
there are none
What happens in the beginning of the fourth century?
- sparta wants persia out but begins to bully like athens did
What two cities fight from 395-386?
Thebes and Sparta
How did thebes two time sparta?
Thebes asked sparta for help with persia but when sparta becomes too powerful thebes asked persia to help irradicate sparta
Who relies of mercenaries
thebes
sparta
Why does sparta rely on mercenaries?
because they have to watch the helots
What happens in 386?
- everyone starts to mind their business
Epamanonalas
inspires thebes to become the dominant power because he is a good military leader
What occurs in 375-372
2nd Thebes v Spartan war
How does Epamanonalas change the army formation?
he takes everyone and splits them into sections so they can maneuver
Who defeats who in the 2nd T v. S war?
thebes
What does thebes do when they win the war sparta?
thebes frees the helots and arms ther=m
How do sparta and thebes reach peace?
Sparta is its own city state but cannot have helots
Who is significantly weaker after the Peloponnesian and Thebes v. Sparta war?
- Athens
- Sparta
Who is looming over the horizon?
Persia
