Who was the king of Sparta and Descendant of Heracles
What is Leonidas
100
What was a type of galley, a Hellenistic-era warship that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean
What is a trireme
100
What battle is famous as the inspiration for a type of race
What is Marathon
100
When did the Persian wars start
What is Persian wars started in 499 BC
200
What was the Golden Age Formerly Known As
What is formerly known as the The Age of Pericles
200
Who was the Emperor of the Achaemenid empire and
Son of Darius the Great
What is Xerxes
200
What type of weapon was The gastraphetes
What is a crossbow
200
Which Battle was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
What is The Battle of Thermopylae
200
What was the most common ancient foot soldier in Ancient Greece.
What is a hoplite soldier
300
What was the Athenian-led coalition of city-states called
What is the Delian League
300
Who was an Athenian politician and general and known as “The man most instrumental in achieving the salvation of Greece”
What is Themistocles
300
What is the name for a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones
What is a Ballista
300
Which battle was fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 B.C., in the straits between the mainland and -------, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480 B.C.
What is The Battle of Salamis
300
When did Cyrus the Great conquer Ionia
What is 547 BC
400
The Golden Age was a period of
Name 1
What is Athenian political hegemony, economic growth and cultural flourishing
400
who Ruled Persia for 35 years and was known as “The greatest of the Achaemenian kings”
What is Darius
400
What is a small metal weapon; worn on the back of the hand
What is Brass Knuckles
400
Which Battle was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place in 479 BC near the city of ------- in Boeotia
What is the Battle of Plataea
400
What happens when a Spartan male is born
*the first step
What is the newborn is right away sent to the committee of elders to be inspected
500
How Did the Golden Age Begin
What is The period began when an Athenian-led coalition of city-states, defeated the Persians.
500
Who was In effective command at the battles of Artemisium and Salamis
What is Themistocles
500
What was described in the first century AD by the Greek author Heron of Alexandria in his work Belopoeica
What is The gastraphetes
500
Who was the Greek historian known as the main source for the Greco-Persian Wars
What is Herodotus
500
How does a Phalanx work
*4 instructions
What is
.Hoplites line up in ranks in close order
.Lock shields together
.First few ranks project the spears out over the first rank of shields
.Easier to advance and stay in formation in open and flat plains
.Advanced at a walking pace
.Whole formation consistently presses forward to break the enemy formation
.Most experienced hoplites were often placed on the right side
.A leader in each row to keep order in the rear