Thermopylae

Question 1

The Greeks lived in the shadow of what great empire?

Answer 1

Persia

Question 2

Greece was the gateway to what empire?

Answer 2

Europe

Question 3

How many men did Xerxes have at Thermopylae?

Answer 3

250,000

Question 4

What was Thermopylae?

Answer 4

Mountain pass

Question 5

Why was Thermopylae important?

Answer 5

It was the gateway to Greece

Question 6

What does Thermopylae mean?

Answer 6

Hot gates

Question 7

Who comprised the 300 men?

Answer 7

Spartans

Question 8

What kind of weapons did the Spartans carry?

Answer 8

Helmet, shield, spears, and swords

Shields: bowl shape
Spears: thrusting
Swords: short

Question 9

What were the Persian soldiers called?

Answer 9

Meads/Immortals

Question 10

Why were they called the immortals?

Answer 10

Every time one was killed, it seemed like two came back

Question 11

What kinds of weapons did the Persians carry?

Answer 11

Bow and arrow

Question 12

Did the Persians attack right away?

Answer 12

No, they waited 4 days because they didn’t believe that the Spartans were actually going to fight

Question 13

Why were the Spartans successful in battle?

Answer 13

They were trained their whole lives for battle

Question 14

How did the Persians finally defeat the spartans on day 3 of the battle?

Answer 14

They pushed through the crowd

Question 15

Why did the Spartans fight to claim the body of king leonides?

Answer 15

It symbolized how important the role of the leader/king was

Question 16

Why didn’t the Spartans like this tactic?

Answer 16

They felt that there was no honor in using bow and arrows

Question 17

Xerxes finally defeated the Spartans using what battle tactic?

Answer 17

They used bow and arrow, they met a traitor which told them how to defeat the Spartans

Question 18

Alliance

Answer 18

Formal agreement between nations to agree not to attack, but to protect each other

Question 19

Persians

Answer 19

Conquered a huge empire, they were the largest empire to take over Greece

Question 20

Why did the Persians have a problem with the Athenians?

Answer 20

The athenians were under Persian rule, so they decided to rebel (Iona)—have alliance

Question 21

What happened at the battle of marathon?

Answer 21

Darius sent a huge force across the Aegean Sea, the Persians outnumbered the athenians, the athenians won, Themistocles warned of a temporary lull in fighting, the Persians came and overwhelmed Themistocles

Oh, since you’re stupid about this, this whole thing is about Athens vs. Persia.

Got that?

ATHENS VERSUS PERSIA

Question 22

What happened at the battle of Thermopylae?

Answer 22

The Greek force was very small, but as determined to make a stand against the Persians

Question 23

How did the Greeks eventually defeat the Persians?

Answer 23

The Greeks used its position of leadership to create an Athenian empire

Question 24

What was the result of the Persian wars?

Answer 24

The Athens dominated the Delian league

Question 25

Direct Democrazy

Answer 25

Citizens vote on political initiatives directly

Question 26

Stipend

Answer 26

A fixed sum payed as a salary/allowance

Question 27

Jury

Answer 27

Body or people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case

Question 28

Ostracism

Answer 28

Exclusion from a society/group

Question 29

When did he golden age of Athens look like, what were some of its features?

Answer 29

• riches and land abundance

- great military

Question 30

Why did the Peloponnesian war start?

Answer 30

Athens became the supreme power known as the Athenian empire

Question 31

What destroyed athens?

Answer 31

Acropolis was captured and destroyed by the Persians

Question 32

What were the results of the Peloponnesian war?

Answer 32

Athens was reduced to a state of near-complete subjection, Sparta became established as the leading power of Greece