Salamis and the Sea
They won the Battle of Salamis?
Who were the Greeks?
The Greeks believed this god spoke through an oracle named Pythia at Delphi.
Who was Apollo?
The runner that ran from Athens to Sparta to request aid before the Battle of Marathon
Who is Pheidippides?
-ist
What is 'one who'?
Citizen Soldiers
Who are the Hoplites?
General Themisocles drew the Persian fleet into _______?
Where was the Strait of Salamis?
The Oracle of Delphi predicted that Greece would be safe from the Persians behind a ___________?
What is a wooden wall?
The distance between Marathon and Athens
What is 26.2 miles?
cut, section
What is 'sect-' or 'seg-"
A spear with a leather grip
What is a Dory?
The Persian boats were not as light and quick as the Greek Ships.
Why did General Themisocles draw the Persian fleet into the Strait of Salamis?
The Athenain General convinced the Greek allies that a wooden wall meant that the Greeks needed to....
What is a fleet of ships? Or Trireme?
At the Battle of Marathon, the Persians lost about xx men.
What is about 6400 men?
year, yearly
What is 'ann-' or 'enn'
Shin Armor made of bronze and clipped to shin
What is a greave?
The god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
The mountain pass north of Athens where the Greek army intercepted the Persians to give them time to gather their fleet.
What is Thermopylae?
He sent a fleet of ships across the Agean Sea to the coastal plain of Marathon in 490 BCE.
Who was Darius?
one, single
What is 'micro'?
Worn on the head with cheek plates and horse hair on top
What is a helmut?
The Trirme was powered by about ______oarsmen
What is 170?
The king who died at the Battle of Termopylae with 300 other Spartans.
Who is King Leonidas?
Who was Plutarch?
small
What is 'micro'?
A wooden shield, sometimes with a thin bronze covering
What is a Hoplon?