Persian Wars
The outnumbered Athenians defeated the Persians at this plain outside of Athens. Heralding victory, a man ran 26.2 miles to share the news to Athens.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
This is why the Sicilian Expedition ultimately lost Athens the war against Sparta.
What is the destruction of the Athenian navy?
This is the name of the expansion Athens made in the later parts of the Peloponnesian War.
What is the Sicilian Expansion?
This is the type of political leadership that relies on great skill and positive influence to gain power.
What is statesmanship?
This is a formation of hoplites defensively interlocking shields & using long lances/spears.
What is a phalanx?
This was the battle where 300 Spartan soldiers covered for the Greek host that was betrayed and outflanked by Persian forces.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This is the name for the first portion of the Peloponnesian War.
What is the Archidamian War?
These are the constructions that protected Athens and it's nearest port.
What are the Long Walls?
Bonus 100pts: Who destroyed them?
This is a type of warfare where two patron groups sponsor two smaller, less powerful group to go to war with each other.
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What is a proxy war?
This is the leader who was responsible for changing and improving Athenian democracy.
Who is Pericles?
This event prompted a response from the Persians, and is the official cause of the Persian War.
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What is the Ionian Revolt?
This was the league that the Athenians led.
Who are the Delians?
This was the league that Sparta led.
Who are the Peloponnese?
This is the type of political environment that is gridlocked, inaction, or immobility for the government or society to make any choices/changes and improvements.
What is political stasis?
This is a style of boat design that has three layers of oars and a bow built for speed.
What are triremes?
This was the deciding battle of the Persian Wars, where the Greeks baited the Persians into a narrow strait and destroyed their ships.
What is the Battle at Salamis?
This is the peace agreement that only lasted 6 years but was meant to last for 50 years.
What is the Peace of Nicias?
Bonus 100pts: Why was it broken?
This is the battle that took over 2 years for Athens to siege its rebellious tributary city-state that had been taken over by the Spartans.
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What is Potidaea?
These are restrictions placed on one group by another to force a change in behavior or action.
What are sanctions?
This was the city-state that is credited with developing some of the strategy of the phalanx.
What is Sparta?
Why did the Ionians originally revolt against Persian rule?
What are high taxes, forced conscription, and tyranny.
This is the peace deal that was broken after 12 years and began the Peloponnesian War.
What is the Thirty Years' Peace?
This is the purpose that Athens conducted an expedition to Sicily.
This is the type of leadership that appeals to prejudice or hatred to gain more political support.
What is a demagogue?
This was the improvement in Athens that extended the right to vote to all male citizens, regardless of class.
What is Periclean Democracy?