TRADE
How did the city of Athens get enough grain to eat?
TRADED TO EGYPT
Describes Athens (on the map/location)?
Located in Central Greece only four miles away from the aegean sea.
How did the Persian Empire Expand its territory?
Conquering
Why did the Greeks care about what happened to Ionia? (They helped them attempt to defeat the persians)
Greeks had established wealthy settlements in Persia.
Final battle in the Persian Wars, 80,000 Greek troops, led by the Spartans, destroyed a larger Persian army.
Platea
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
DISCOURAGED TRADE WITH OTHER CITY STATES
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to
pass a difficult test.
The Persian Empire began in present-day
Iran
What happened at the battle of Thermopylae?
Persia defeated Sparta.
First battle of the Persian Wars, the Greeks used bettter weapons and strategy to defeat the Persians.
Marathon
a marketplace in ancient Greece
AGORA
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
Spartans made the conquered people give up food and crops.
Which two leaders went after greece?
King; Darius and his don King Xerxes
What factor affected the outcome of the Battle of Salamis?
Greek knowledge of water ways: Athens
Battle where a Spartan force of 300 held off nearly 180,000 Persians.
Battle where a Spartan force of 300 held off nearly 180,000 Persians;second to last battle
Which describes Spartan trade?
Depended on farming and conquest
in Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of goverment
Council of 500
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After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
They used there Navy.
Why is the Battle of Plataea important?
Was the end of the Persian wars.
What events most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
People bought sandals. (leather)
a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions
Council of Elders
Which describes education in Athens?
BOYS AND GIRLS LEARN WRITING, GYMNASTICS AND SO ON.
What happened in the battle of Platea?
Greeks won.
What was an important result of the Persian Wars?
They prevented Persia from taking over Greece.