Persian War 1
Winner of the Battle of Thermopylae
Persians
Winner of the Persian War
The Peloponnesian War was between which two city-states?
Athens and Sparta
The political leader who promoted Athenian imperialism and died during the Plague of Athens
Pericles
The Parthenon is located on the ________________ (highest point) of Athens.
Acropolis
Spartan King who led the 300 in the Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
Persian king during the time of the Battle of Marathon
Darius
Winner of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
The "Thirty Tyrants" are from what city-state (polis)?
Sparta
Classical Greek art was based on all of the following values EXCEPT:
A. reason B. symmetry C. moderation
D. emotion
D. emotion
Persian King during the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
Xerxes
Athens helped the Greek city-states in ___________ (west coast of Asia Minor) try to revolt against the Persian Empire.
Ionia
This organization's purpose was to prevent further attack from Persia
Delian League
The History of the Peloponnesian War was written by who?
Thucydides
Favorite subject of Classical Greek sculpture was...
the human being / body / figure
Athenian commander during Battle of Marathon
Miltiades
Describe one major difference between the Greek army and the Persian army during the Battle of Marathon
1) hoplites with heavy armor vs. light-armed troops with wicker shields
2) relied on spear thrusts at close range vs. relied heavily on missiles (arrows)
3) less soldiers vs. way more soldiers
The __________ of _____________ was a treaty that was supposed to stop fighting among the Greek poleis for 50 years.
Peace of Nicias
Alcibiades encouraged Athens to invade this place.
Syracuse, Sicily (either word will suffice for an answer!)
Triangular shaped feature on the outside of the Parthenon was called a.....
pediment
Athenian commander of the Battle of Salamis
Themistocles
One of the last two battles of the Persian War
Mycale and Plataea
This person ends the period known as "Classical Greece" by conquering all of Greece in 338 B.C.
a word meaning "exile" for 10 years from ancient Athens
Ostracism
Sculptor who designed the Statue of Athena inside the Parthenon
Phidias