Midterm 2 cards

Question 1

Birth of Pericles

Answer 1

495

Question 2

The Persian Wars

1.) Significance to Sparta and Athens

Answer 2

1st 490

2nd 480

1.) Sparta emerges as dominant force in Peloponnesian League. Athens emerges as a naval power. They were allies before the war but suspicious after.

Question 3

Battle of Marathon

Answer 3

490. Persians attack Greece and Athens. Led by Darius. Athenians soundly defeat Persians. Story told by Herodotus

Question 4

Silver vein found at Laurion

Answer 4

483. Used to build fleet

Question 5

Bettle of Thermopylae

Answer 5

480/79. Scene of the slaughter of the 300 Spartans by the Persians. Story told by Herodotus

Question 6

Battle of Salamis

Answer 6

480. During second Persian invasion led by Xerxes (son of Darius). In the straits between the island and the manland, the Athenian navy defeated the Persian fleet. Story told by Herodotus

Question 7

Battle of Plataea

Answer 7

479. During second Persian invasion led by Xerxes (son of Darius). Spartan-led victory over the land troops of Xerxes. Story told by Herodotus

Xanthippus takes Sestos and executes Persian governor and his son.

Question 8

Founding of the Delian League

Answer 8

478/477

Question 9

Ostracism of Themistocles

Answer 9

472/471

Question 10

Pericles produces Aeschylus’s “Persians”

Answer 10

472

Question 11

Battle of Eurymedon

Answer 11

468 (?)Defeat of Persians

Question 12

Revolt of Thasos

Answer 12

465-63

Question 13

Pericles prosecutes his rival Cimon

Answer 13

463

Question 14

Reforms of Ephialtes

Answer 14

462/1

Question 15

Ostracism of Cimon

Answer 15

461

Question 16

Birth of Thucydides

Answer 16

460

Question 17

First Peloponnesian War dates

Answer 17

460-447

Question 18

Athenians take over Megara, Aegina

Answer 18

457: First Peloponnesian War

Question 19

Athenian defeat in Egypt and Treasury of the Delian League moved to Athens

Answer 19

454

Question 20

Pericles leads expedition against Sicyon, Acarnania

Answer 20

454

Question 21

Five Years’ Truce b/w Athens and Peloponnesians

Answer 21

452

Question 22

Citizenship Law of Pericles

Answer 22

451

Question 23

Peace of Callias

Answer 23

450 or 449 (Peace with Persia)

Question 24

Interwar Years/ Construction of Parthenon dates

Answer 24

447-432

Question 25

Pericles subdues Euboea

Answer 25

447/6

Question 26

"Thirty Years' Peace" b/w Athens and Sparta

Answer 26

445

Question 27

Founding of Thurii

Answer 27

444/3

Question 28

Ostracism of Thucydides son of Melesias

Answer 28

443

Question 29

Revolt of Samos

Answer 29

440

Question 30

Pericles the younger born

Answer 30

440

Question 31

Gold and Ivory Statue of Athena by Phidias dedicated in the Parthenon

Answer 31

438

Question 32

Work begins on Propylaea

Answer 32

437

Question 33

Corcyra in conflict with Corinth;

Answer 33

435-432. Athens becomes ally of Corcyra

Question 34

Work on Propylaea

Answer 34

432

Question 35

Pericles defends Megarian decree

Answer 35

432

Question 36

(2nd) Peloponnesian War dates

Answer 36

431-404

Question 37

First invasion of Attica by Spartans

Answer 37

431

Question 38

Pericles' funeral oration

Answer 38

431 (November?)

Question 39

Second invasion of Attica by Spartans

Answer 39

430 (spring-summer). Plague breaks out in Attica

Question 40

Pericles leads raids on northeast coast of Peloponnese

Answer 40

430. Pericles' sons Xanthippus and Paralus die. Pericles is charged, fined and removed from office

Question 41

Pericles is reelected general

Answer 41

429 (Spring). He had been removed from office after his failed raids in Northeastern Peloponnese

Question 42

Death of Pericles

Answer 42

429 (late summer/early fall). died from plague

Question 43

Thucydides exiled for twenty years

Answer 43

424

Question 44

Peace of Nicias

Answer 44

421

Question 45

Melian Dialogue

Answer 45

416

Question 46

Athenian Disaster in Sicily

Answer 46

415-413

Question 47

Athenian allies in Aegean Sea revolt

Answer 47

412

Question 48

Overthrow of democracy at Athens

Answer 48

411

Question 49

restoration of democracy at athens

Answer 49

410 (after 411 overthrow)

Question 50

Battle of aegospotomi

Answer 50

405. Final naval battle

Question 51

Blockade of the Piraeus

Answer 51

404. Leads to Athenian Surrender