People: 2 Facts + Where
Socrates
Greek
- Was a philosopher
- practiced the Socratic method
- was convicted and killed
Homer
What is 800 BC?
Cyrus
- Persian king
- Allowed the Jews to go home
- Took over empire from Babylonians
Battle of Thermopylae Pass
Sparta + allies vs. Persian forces
Greek mainland
Persians Won
A military formation used by ancient Greeks, in which the soldiers stand close together in a cube and use shields, long spears, and short swords
What is a phalanx?
Darius I
Persian
- Ruled the Persian Empire
- Tried to invade Greece
The Trojan War
What is 1240 BC?
Why are the Greek Dark Ages called that? Describe them using at least two facts.
Because we know very little about them/because there was wide-spread collapse of Mycenaean society. People moved away from cities, wrote less, etc.
Battle of Salamis
Greek Allies vs. Persian
Sea in Greece (naval battle)
Greek Allies won
The two charges upon which Socrates was convicted
What is corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety against the gods?
Hippocrates
- He was Greek
- Known as the Father of Medicine
- May have written the Hippocratic Oath
- First Documented Chest Surgeon
The Exodus
What is 1446 BC?
Amenhotep/Akhenaten
- He was a Pharoah
- Lived in Egypt
- Tried to introduce monotheism
Siege of Jerusalem
Babylonians vs. Southern Kingdom of Judah
In Jerusalem (Israel/Palestine)
Babylon
Roughly when was the Parthenon built (I don't need a date, but a rough time-period), where was it built, and how was it funded?
After the Persian war (but before the Peloponnesian War), in Athens, with funds from the Delian league.
Leonidas
- King of Sparta
- Fought in the Persian War
- Led 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae Pass
The Battle of Thermopylae Pass
What is 480 BC?
Delian Legue
- Athens + Allies
- spread through mainland Greece, nearby islands, and parts of Turkey
- became kind of mandatory
Ionian Revolt
Western side of Turkey/Anatolia, Ionians/Athenians vs. Persians, Persians won finally.
What is an Agora? (define and say roughly when/where this concept flourished)
Central Public space in Greek city-states, symbolic of democracy bc it was a place where citizens could gather and express ideas. 500s BC
Nebuchadnezzar II
- He was king of Babylon
- Achieved final defeat of Assyrian Empire
- Rebuilt the city of Babylon (including Ishtar Gate and Hanging Gardens)
- God humbled him with animal-mind
The Fall of Jerusalem
What is 586/7 BC?
Minoans
- Island of Crete
- Known for their palaces
- And beautiful pottery/aquatic art
Peloponnesian War
- Fought between Athenian allies and Spartan allies
- In Greece
- Sparta Won
What is the difference between Herodotus and Thucydides in terms of their historical writing, and which method is more praised today?
Herodotus would attribute historical events to divine intervention (omens, the gods, etc.) while Thucydides sought rational and natural explanations for the events of history. Thucydides's method is the standard today.