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Satrapy

The territory governed by an official known as the satrap.

Satrap

The governor of a province in ancient Persia

Zoroastrianism

A Persian religion based on the belief of 1 god

Direct democracy

A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate first-hand in the decision making process.

Representative democracy

A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

Philosopher

A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

Marathon war

Persia had 10,000+ men, the Athenians surprised attacked the Persians, Pheidippides ran 26 miles to tell Athens they won the war

Thermopylae

Persia and Xerxes wanted revenges, Ephialtes of Trachis gave Persia a tip becoming a traitor to Greece. Persia won this battle.

Salamis

Themosticles led Greece, the underdogs, to a win by having smaller faster ships to get in between the narrow straights of Salamis

Delian league

Athens joined together with most of Greece’s city states to form on Delos island

Leonidas

The king of Sparta, loses the battle of thermopyalae

Cyrus the Great

Controlled Anatolia

Xerxes

Angry son of king Darius, he won at Thermopylae but lost at Salamis

Pericles

Athenian new leader in the golden age, Transformed the city into an empire (495-429 BC)

Aspasia

Well regarded women, taught public speaking, in Athens. Philosopher.

How did the Peloponnisian war weaken Greek city states

Population loss, destroying agriculture, Athens vs Sparta

Why was the Age of Pericles considered the golden age.

Age of arts, intelligence, and a good democracy and government.

How was life of Athenian women different from U.S women today.

Athenians were kept at home, while U.S has public freedom, in Athens they weren’t considered civilians.