Ancient Greece - Part 2

Who fought in the 1st persian war?

Persian Empire vs Greek city-states (athens)

Why did the first Persian war start?

Greek city-states in Ionia rebelled against Persian rule because Darius the great imposed higher taxes

Who responded to Ioanian Greeks for help? What ended up happening?

Athens and Eritrea - Ionian Lose and and sold to slavery

What happened at the battle of marathon?

Persians demand revenge and sail to Greece

Athenians fought the Persians.

Persians are then defeated and Greeks win!

Who was the leader of the second Persian war? What did this leader do?

Xeres

He took power and wanted revenge = more revolts

What was Thermopylae?

it was a narrow mountain pass

__ soilders vs __ immortals of Thermpoylae

300 (greece)

10,000 (persia)

Who led the Greek navy?

Themistocles

Where do the Athenians fleet?

Themistocles trap

Where do the Persians fleet?

Salamis

Why did Xeres go back home?

They lost at Salamis so Xeres retreated back to Persia

What happened at the Battle of Platea?

Athens defeat Persia

Ended Persian invasion of Greece

Effects of Persian War

A. Greece wins - Golden age for Athens

B. Delian League - Athens take over and Sparta withdraw

What was the Delian League?

trade alliance with colonies and leaders (Athens is leader)

What did Athens force colonies to do?

pay taxes to rebuild athens

Age of Perciles

Golden Age of Greece

Who was Pericles?

A powerful leader of Athens during its Golden age

What was the Peloponnesian league?

Other Greeks resented Athenian power therfore there was an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta.

Who was the Peloponnesian war fought by?

Athens + allies vs. Sparta + allies

Invasion of Athens

Pericles instructed people to move within city walls

Plague broke out and killed 25% of population including Pericles

End of Peloponnesian War

Sparta partners up with Persia

Blockaded the city of Athens - Athenian Surrender

Revolts in Athens due to high taxes

Athenian Gold Age ends