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Greeks #3
Greeks #3
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10th Grade
09/28/2015

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__________ was the Spartan leader and __________ was the Athenian leader in the Persian War.
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Leonidas; Themistocles
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Darius responded to the Athenians aid in Asia Minor with an attack at _____________ (roughly 26.2 miles from Athens) where the Athenians, unaided by the Spartans, had 'victory' over the Persians.
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Marathon
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Athens became the leader of the Greeks after the Persian War by creating a defensive alliance against the Persians called the ________ ___________ named for the island it was headquartered on.
Definition
Delian League
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Fighting between the Greeks, namely Sparta and Athens, was known as the _________________ War (spell the best you can) that eventually ended in the Spartans winning and the weakening of the city states.
Definition
Peloponnesian
Term
Where is the last battle of the Persian War where the Greeks win the war?
Definition
Platae
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Using analysis of the battles (land and sea) of the Persian War, what would be the overall key reason the Greeks were able to stop the much larger Persian army?
Definition
The Greeks were fighting a defensive war and picked key defensive places to fight.
Term
Though movies exaggerate it, the battle of _____________ (spell the best you can) did consisted of 300 Spartans but also thousands of other Greeks defending the mountain pass against the Persians.
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Thermopylae
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After Darius's death, his son, ____________, swears revenge on the Greeks and amasses a huge army and navy to conquer the Greeks.
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Xerxes
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The Age of __________ was a time following the Persian War that expanded the Athenian Empire and creates direct democracy.
Definition
Pericles
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The Greeks, specifically Athens, first get the attention of the Persians when they aid in the ___________ __________ which resulted in the burning of the city of Sardis beginning the Persian War
Definition
Ionian Revolt
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