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What was the Greek plan for the second Persian war

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Some Greeks in the Peloponnesus wanted to. Meet the Persians at isthmus of Corinth. Many Greeks wanted to fight at Thermopylae or hot gates. It was a place where the geography naturally formed a choke point.

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Who was ephialties?

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A Greek traitor who told the Persians about a pass around Greek Army

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Why did xerxes take over and what did he do?

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He took over after Darius’ death and assembled a new army and navy to attack Greece.

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Who was Darius and how did he die?

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Darius was the father of xerxes and was killed while putting down a rebellion. Darius was also

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Why was the Greek league formed?

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To counter Persian threat (31 city-states in southern Greece)

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What did Themistocles convince the Athenians to do?

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Use money from silver mine to build navy with 200 new warships

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What was the impact of the battle of marathon?

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Athens had a boost in prestige. Athens also showed that Persia could be beaten giving hope to the city-states. Next time the Persians returned they would be more prepared

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Who fought in the Peloponnesian wars

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Athens and sparta

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Who won the Peloponnesian war in 404 B.C.

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Sparta

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What were the Spartans terms of surrender?

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Democracy replaced with oligarchy, Delian league shut down, long walls taken down, they were lenient

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What was the Great War to the Greeks

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It was a world war

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What did Thucydides warn us about the Peloponnesian war in his histories years later

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The longer they went on the more violent, ugly and less civilized they became

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How did both Sparta and Athens feel

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They felt that their way of life was being threatened by the other power

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What league did Athens and about 150 other city states form

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The Delian league

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What was the basis of the Delian league

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If any of the members were attacked, the other league members would come to their support

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Why was the Delian league formed

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A way to protect against a possible Persian invasion

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Why did many Delian league members think the threat of Persia was gone

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The Delian league navy crushed the Persian navy so badly in an important battle in eurymrdon

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Why did some members want to leave the Delian league

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Athens treated the city states poorly

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What did the Delian league become

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More of an Athenian empire it was impossible to back out

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What was the pentecontaetia

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The period of fifty years between the end of the Persian wars and the beginning of the Peloponnesian wars

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What was interesting about the way that Thucydides described the Peloponnesian wars

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It was the first time in history emotion was said to be the cause of war (fear)

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What happened that caused Sparta to ask the Athenians for help

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A great earthquake in 465BC

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What did Corinth complain about when the Peloponnesian league met in 432 BC

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Sparta was not doing enough to control Athens

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How did Pericles feel about the war

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He was confident in a quick Athenian victory

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What was the Athenian plan if Sparta were to invade

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They would hide behind the long walls. Pericles knew that the Spartans had no knowledge of siege warfare or destroying walls. The Spartans could destroy the farmland of Attica, but grain would continue to flow from the Black Sea

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What did king archidamius do

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The king of Sparta invaded athenian territory

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Why did Pericles say Athens would win

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Because Athens way of life was clearly better than Spartas

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How did Pericles feel about how Athens would win

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The Spartans would eventually become frustrated by the long walls and agree to peace in Athens terms

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Why did Pericles plan originally fail

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A plague hit Athens grain coming from the Black Sea was tainted and people were dying long walls became a prison and Spartans left so they wouldn’t get sick the war kept going

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How did the Athenians gain a foothold in the Peloponnese

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Taking the old city of pylos

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Spartans surrendered after Athenians starved them where did they go from there

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They signed a 50 year peace treaty shaky at best

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Why did Athens take on war with Sicily and attack Syracuse

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If Athens took on Syracuse all of the Sicily would fall

33
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Why was Alcibiades set to be put in trial

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Breaking statues

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Who was put in charge of the expedition in replace of Alcibiades

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Nicias

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What happened after nicias’ reinforcements he called for arrived

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Athens decided the war was lost and to head back home. A lunar eclipse prevented them from leaving the harbor. Syracusans put a metal chain across the harbor. Athenians tried to flee via land but were killed or thrown into pits to starve

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Why did the spartan king return to Sparta

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Alcibiades was flirting with the queen of Sparta

37
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Why did Athens want alciabuades to return

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Because he had a big influence on Persia

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Why did Alcibiades retire

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He didnt want to face trial after being defeated by Lysander

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What was a cause for the tension that began between Athens and Sparta at the end of the Persian wars

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Different city states throughout Greece turned to either Sparta or Athens because they wanted protection in case of another Persian invasion

40
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One long term effect of the Persian war

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The Delian league

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How did the Delian league function what was its purpose

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Democratic alliance between Greek city states and Athens. The league payed for the campaign to free city states that were still under Persian control. It also helped Athens grow very wealthy because of the taxes they had on other members of the league

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When did the Delian league begin to break down

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City state thasos rebelled because they didn’t like the league or the taxes to Athens. This rebellion was soon crushed, but it was the first time there was a decision made only in the interest of Athens and not the entire league

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How did the existence of the Delian league lead to the Peloponnesian wars

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Cumin began to be wildly disliked which caused Pericles to become eager to turn the Delian league into an empire for Athens which cause conflict.

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What happens in the second Persian war

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Persian weapons and armor were not effective against Greece l. Bulk of Greek army retreats back to evacuate Athens. Spartans fight to the end

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Cause and effect of Peloponnesian war

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  • Athens and Sparta
  • Delian league vs. Peloponnesian league
  • 27 years
  • athens suffers setbacks
  • Pericles + 1/3 of population is killed
  • Sparta captures amphipolis an Athenian colony
  • Sicilian expedition cripples Athenian navy and army
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How did Persia respond to athenian interference in the battle of marathon

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Sent over a troop of 25,000 to attack Athens

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How did Athens respond to Persia’s troop of 25,000

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Mustered up 11,000 soldiers

48
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Who won the battle of marathon

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Athens had an unlikely victory 192 casualties while Persia suffered 6,400

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How did Themistocles feel about the battle of salamis

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Worried that alliance might fall if they don’t fight soon

50
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What did Greeks do to Persians to trick them

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Sent a servant

51
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How did Persians try to outsmart Greece

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Sailed out at night to intercept them

52
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What did Greece do to try and defeat the Persian fleet

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Sail d out in the morning

53
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What were the results of the Persian war

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  • Athens formed Delian league
  • Athens rebuilt in style
  • Athens enters its golden age
  • Sparta forms Peloponnesian league
  • Peloponnesian wars
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What did Phillip II of Macedonia do to take advantage of Greece after the Peloponnesian wars

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Invaded forcing many city states into an alliance against persia

55
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Who was miltiades

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an Athenian general who led Athenian forces to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490

56
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Who was Themistocles

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Athenian politician and naval strategist who was the creator of Athenian sea power and the chief saviour of Greece from subjection to the Persian empire at the Battle of Salamis in 480 bce.

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Who was Leónidas

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In 480 Leonidas commanded the small Greek force that resisted the advance through Thermopylae of the vast army of the Persian king Xerxes.

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Who was Pericles

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Pericles (born c. 495 bce, Athens—died 429, Athens) was an Athenian statesman largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century bce, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece.

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Who was xerxes

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Xerxes is best known for his invasion of Greece in 480 BC, which ended in Persian defeat. Xerxes was designated successor by Darius over his elder brother Artobazan and inherited a large, multi-ethnic empire upon his father’s death.

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Who is Darius

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King of Persia father of xerxes

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Who was Pheidippides

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Battle of Marathon

relates that a trained runner, Pheidippides (also spelled Phidippides, or Philippides), was sent from Athens to Sparta before the battle in order to request assistance from the Spartans; he is said to have covered about 150 miles (240 km) in about two days.

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What was the Ionian revolt

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Ionian revolt, uprising (499–494 bce) of some of the Ionian cities of Asia Minor against their Persian overlords. The cities deposed their own tyrants and, with help from Athens, tried unsuccessfully to throw off Persian domination.

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