quiz 11/1 Flashcards
democracy
ruled by people/ many
oligarchy
ruled by few
polis
a city state
ancient greece’s religion(s)
mythology/ polytheistic
sparta qualities
war, trained strong children, hated athens, oligarchy, phalanx- shield wall, women had more rights and were educated especially in military things
athens qualities
had strong values in art, had a good military, democracy, education for men
major highlights of the battle of marathon
athens faced persia on their own, allowed center line to fall back so they could surround persia, greeks won
major highlights for the battle of thermopylae
in a mountain pass so they whole army could not come at once and they could fight in waves, traiter shows persians a way around, persia wins
major highlights for the battle of salamis bay
location was a small skinny area of water, greeks sent a fake traiter, used smaller boats to defeat the persian larger boats, greeks win
major highlights for the battle of plateau
athens dicides to unite with sparta to fight a final battle against peasia, Greeks win
causes of Peloponnesian war
between Athens and Sparta, rivalry, intolerance, and fear, Athens had a strong navy, Persia had a strong land army
effects of the pelopponnesian war
sparta combines with persia to defeat the athenians, athenians hate spartan rul and greece is disorganized and in crisis
The achievements of the Hellenistic period–
Architecture, art, philosophy, math, science, war/conquering
Who Alexander the Great was and his legacy-
Guy who conquered greece with his dad, and later persia, united athens and persia