Persians and Greeks
Who won both Persian Wars?
Greeks
Name one way the military influenced life in Sparta
All men had to be soldiers, women had more rights
What was the name of the League Athens led?
The Delian League?
Alexander the Great came from which area?
Macedonia
What is the largest country on Earth by land area?
Russia
Who created the Persian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Name one similarity and one difference between Athens and Sparta
Similar--both had slaves
Difference--Athenian men only had to serve in the military for two years
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Which Macedonian leader conquered Greece?
Philip II
What is the largest country on Earth by population?
China
Name the two Persian leaders who invaded Greek
What kind of government did Ancient Sparta have?
Two kings and an elected assembly
What was the Peloponnesian War?
A war between Athens and Sparta
Alexander the Great's troops decided to go home instead of invading which country?
India
What is the largest US state by population?
California
Give two examples of how the Greeks used their geography to defeat the Persians
Narrow Mountain Pass at Thermopylae, taking advantage of narrow bay at Salamis
What event led to the creation of Sparta's military society?
a slave revolt
How did the Peloponnesian War start?
Sparta declared war on Athens, because they were gaining too much power
What was the name of the army formation we learned about where soldiers line up with long spears?
phalanx
Who was president of the United States in 2013?
Obama
Name all four battles we studied in the Greek/Persian Wars and who won them
Marathon--Greeks
Thermopylae--Persians
Salamis--Greeks
Plataea--Greeks
When could Spartan men leave the army?
Age 60
What year did the Peloponnesian War end?
404 BC
Which three kingdoms were from his empire after Alex the Great died?
Syria, Egypt, Macedonia
Name 7 countries in Africa
Mali, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, The DRC, Egypt, etc...