Greece Pt2 Flashcards
Persians =
Greeks =
Tyrany
Freedom
__________ was the super power of the time
Persia
Persian King _________ conquered all of the Greek cit states of ______
Cyrus 2, Ionia
_________ and the __________ allied and revolted.
Ionians and Athens
Did the Ionian revolt work?
No, the Persians crushed the Ionian revolt?
The new king _________ decided to punish _______ for their assistance.
Darius 1, punished Athens
Who was the Greek messenger?
Pheidippides
Who was the son of Darius who wants revenge for his fathers defeat?
Xerxes
He puts together a large feet of ________ Persians marching on __________
250,000, Athens
_______________ went to the oracle at Delphi for advice a priestess who spoke for _________ {Prophesy}
Themistockles went to the oracle at Delphi for advice. The priestess smoke for Apollo
What were the messages they she gave him?
Why sit doomed one?
Wooden wall = fleet of ships
King _________ of __________ took 7000 Greeks to a narrow mountain pass called ___________
Leonids of Sparta. Thermopylae.
Help the Persian forces along with immortals (elite forces) for two days.
….
What happened that made most of the Greeks leave.
They were betrayed
What was the battle of salamis.
Naval battle.
