Persian Wars
What is the preferred Spartan fighting style
The Phalanx
Sparta has this type of monarchy
Dual
What are the names of the two city-states we focused on during this unit?
Athens and Sparta
Athens has this type of democracy
Hint! One word response
Direct
The Athenians prefer this type of battle
Naval
What was the consequence of the creation of the Delian League
Tension between Sparta and Athens
The source of labor in Sparta, this group provides the military food, drink, clothing etc.
Helots/serfs
The villages that emerge during the dark period become city-states also known as
Polies/Polis/Greek polis
The group who decides what issues are brought to the general assembly
The council/The council of 500
Name one of the ways the Spartans attempted siege warfare
repeated attack or starve out the population
The leader of the majority of Persian military conflicts
Xerxes
Two ways for a Spartan soldier to end a battle
Victory or death
Name two common features a Greek city-state
Temples, walls, farmland, the agora (city-center), the assembly etc.
How were public officials chosen in Athens?
Random lottery
Who steps in with financial support for Sparta after the disaster at Siciliy
Persia
How many men did the council of elders approve of sending to Thermopylae
300
Founded this league that opposed Athens during their conflict
The Peloponnesian League
What is the term for the common foot soldiers of ancient Greece?
Hint! Think _____ phalanx
Hoplite
Athens was the founding member of this league
The Delian League
Name one of the reasons for tensions between Sparta and Athens
Athenian empire, statehood disagreements, that big wall we talked about
Name three battles that happen during the Persian Wars
Salamis, Plataea, Marathon, Thermopylae, Athens
The battle where Leonidas lead 300 Spartans to defend against 120 000 Persians
Hint! Think natural defenses
Thermopylae
Name one of the four features that are considered when deciding where to put a city-state
Natural defenses
Water access
Existing infrastructure
Farmland
Once a year the assembly meets to decide one person to exile from the polis for ten years, this process is called
Ostracism
One of the results for Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian war
Removal of the wall, reduced navy, tyrants