Names You Should Know
This Akkadian king is most known for his role in uniting the Sumerian city-states and creating what is widely credited as the worlds first empire
Who is Sargon of Akkad
This round, axel revolving revolution, granted an immense improvement to the quality of life for all humans around the year 3500 BC
What is the wheel
This battle lead by the Athenians, who were solely backed by the Plataeans, is thought to have been the first step in stopping Persian conquest of Greece
What is the Battle of Marathon
The Spartans revered this Greek God of fear above all others
Who is Phobos
The early Messopotians convert from nomadic to village lifestyles around this time
When is 4500-4000 BC
This Athenian general lead the charge at the battle of Marathon and is almost single handedly responsible for the Greek victory over the Persians that day
Who is Miltiades
These aquatic implementations vastly improved the quality and quantity of agriculture around the year 4000 BC
What are canals/aqueducts
This naval battle in which Themistocles outmaneuvers the numerically advantaged Persian navy is considered the major turning point in the Greco Persian wars.
What is the Battle of Salamis
This Greek word for "mother city" is a key stepping stone for early Greek expansion
What is Metropolis
The Battle of Marathon takes place in this year
When is 490 BC
This Spartan politician is responsible for the implementation of many traditions we associate with Sparta today including, but not limited to: the Agoge, dual monarchy, the equal distribution of resources among citizens, and the council of elders. He is known to have visited the oracle of Delphi to receive the blessing of the gods before creating this constitution.
Who is Lycurgus
This "rule by all citizens" system was implemented in Athens by a certain poet, politician, and historian by the name of Solon, and then was later reformed by Cleisthenes into the model we know it as today
What is Democracy
In this series of battles, Athens helps a not too distant Greek city state claim its independence from Persia, kickstarting the bad blood between the Greeks and the Achaemenid Empire
What are the Ionian revolts
Being one of these is an Honor in Spartan culture, counter most every other culture o the age
What are women
This year marks the formal fall of the Athenian empire and their surrender to the Spartans
When is 404 BC
This legendary Spartan king lead the Greeks at the battle of Thermopile.
Who is Leonidas
This battle tactic was invented by an Athenian general by the name of Miltiades and unveiled for the first time at the Battle o Marathon
In this first naval battle of the Greco-Persian wars, the Athenian fleet holds the Persian navy with the help of poor weather
Battle of Artemisium
139 of these are broken down into 10 districts from which the Athenian council collects 50 members each
What are dems
In this year, the Greeks and Persians sign an official peace treaty
When is 449 BC
This Athenian naval commander bested a vastly numerically superior Persian navy in the battles of Salamis, Artemisium, and Mycle.
Who is Themistocles
This Persian ideal is likely a primary reason for the success of their empire and a contributing factor as to why so few revolts take place within the Persian Empire
What is freedom of religion
In this battle almost 300,000 soldiers clash in central Greece, leading to the ultimate end of the Persian conquest of Greece.
Battle of Plataea
Around 600 BC Alyattes, king of Lydia, uses these as a universal currency that is soon adopted by the Persians and the Athenians
What are metal coins
This is the official start date of the rule of Sargon the great
When is 2334 BC