Lesson 16 Flashcards by Marcia Young | Brainscape

Q

king of Sparta; hero of Thermopylae

A

Leonidas

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Q

king of Persia; succeeded Darius I, his father

A

Xerxes

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Q

site of the heroic stand of Leonidas’ 4000, men against the army of Xerxes in 480 BC

A

Pass of Thermopylae

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Q

“So much the better, we shall fight in the shade.”

A

Spartan soldier at Thermopylae

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Q

to beat with a small whip as punishment

A

scourge

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Q

to climb in stages or on a ladder

A

scale

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Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

A

Pass of Thermopylae

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