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King Cyrus the Great built a vast Persian Empire in the 500s B.C.E by conquering many lands , including…
Mesopotamia, Syria, Judah, Greek city-states in Anatolia.
How did the Peloponnesian War end?
Sparta won and Athens' empire collapsed.
Who was Ahura Mazada?
Supreme God
Why Athenians joined with other city-states?
To form a defensive league, or protect group, to defend its members against Persians.
In the Land and Sea battles the Greek city-states banded together to fight the Persians, which city-states were?
Spartans and Athenians.
Who won the War of Marathon?
Who sent warships to help the rebels in Anatolia?
The Athenians
What did King Cyrus the Great do?
He built a vast Persian empire, including Mesopotamia, parts of Greece, Syria, Judah and Greek-city states in Anatolia.
Why was the "War of Marathon" called that way?
Because Persians landed at Marathon to fight.
What was the name of the league that the Athenians created in the Peloponnesian war?
Delian League
What is the name of the religious teacher that preached a new monotheistic religion?
Zoroaster
Most Persians accepted this
religion, which we call...
Zoroastrianism
Why did King Darius decide to attack mainland Greece?
Because the Athenians helped the Greek cities in Asia Minor revolt against Persian rule.
What was the name of the civilization that seized/stopped the Sparta Empire?
Thebes
How did King Cyrus the Great built the Persian Empire?
By conquering many lands such as Mesopotamia and parts of Greece
Who was the only god that Zoroaster believed in?
Ahura Mazda
In wars what was the difference between the Persians and the Greeks?
Persians were professional people and Greeks were citizens who were called to be in the army during war time.
What Persian king invaded Greece with about 200,000 troops and thousands of warship and supply vessels?
Xerxes
Who won the Peloponnesus war?
Sparta
What did Darius made to control the empire?
They divided it on provinces called satrapies
Why Historians called that conflict the Peloponnesian War?
Because Sparta was located in Peloponnesus.
What is the name of the most important route that the Persian kings built to connect areas?
Royal route
Who is the king that built a vast Persian Empire in the 500s B.C.E.?
King Cyrus the Great
Why did Sparta decide to attack Athens during the Peloponnesus war?
Because Athens began interfering with some Sparta's allies. And they pressure Sparta to attack.
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