Persian War
This was the thing that started it all. A revolt where Athens agreed to help which upset the Persians.
Ionian Revolt
To be in a golden age a country is not at _____.
War
Who was fighting?
Athens and Sparta
Who was Alexander the Great's father?
Phillip II
What are some contributions Greece has made to our modern language and literature?
Words, alphabet, drama, and historical writing
The Persians invade here. The Athenians led by Themistocles strike fast and win a surprising victory.
Battle of Marathon
To be in a golden age a country has a strong ____.
Economy- or having lots of money
Sparta's strategy at the beginning was to cut off Athens food supply. So they attacked the _______.
Countryside or farms
Why was Phillip II able to conquer Greece after the Peloponnesian war?
The Greeks were vulnerable from fighting themselves.
What are some Greek contributions to our modern government?
Democracy, voting, juries
Xerxes sends a massive army across a boat bridge and attacks. Athenians and 300 Spartans choose to hold at a narrow passage, but Xerxes finds a way around and wins.
Battle of Thermopolae
Golden ages usually produce a lot of ________.
Art.
The Athenians strategy in response to the Spartans attack, was to hide where?
In the city of Athens behind the wall
What was Alexander the Great's strategy for conquering Persia? What two choices did he give the settlements he came to?
Kindness and Terror
This person believed that diseases had natural causes. A truth that we still follow today.
Hippocrates
This was a battle of ships. The Athenians trick Xerxes into fighting and win a huge victory.
Battle of Salamis
Give one of the cultural elements we discussed that was part of the Athenian Golden Age.
Sports, Sculpture, Architecture, Drama, Philosophy, Mathematics, Geography, Medicine
The Athenians strategy was working until what happened?
Disease or Plague broke out in Athens.
Why would Alexander's choice to try to conquer Persia unite Greece?
Athenians and Spartans would unite against a common enemy again.
What Greek contributions were there to our understanding of the body?
Sports and athletics. Doctors began to cut up and study bodies after people died.
The final battle of the war. The Spartans and Athenians fight side by side and defeat the Persians for good.
Battle of Paletea
What type of literature did Athens invent during the golden age?
Drama or Theater
Who won the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta
What strategy did Alexander the Great use to try to unify the Persians and the Greeks.
Religion, Adopting Persian culture, Spreading Greek culture, encouraging Greeks and Persians to intermarry.
What were the Greek contributions to modern astronomy?
The Earth moves around the sun. Several stars were named and discovered. They were able to figure the distance from the moon to the earth.