Greek part 1

After the Peloponnesian War........

• Persia took control of the Greek-city states

• Sparta emerged as the new leader

• The Greek city-states were divided and weak

• Athens regained its role as leader

After the defeat at the battle of Thermopylae......

• Xerxes planned an attack on Sparta

• Persians returned home with their fleet

• Persian army surrendered to the greeks

• Persian foot soldiers set fire to the city of Athens

Greece's mainland could best be described as.......

• peninsula

• island

• desert

• roundabout

One major difference between Persians and most Greek states ......

• The greeks had full time paid armies while Persians had small armies

• The Persians had full time paid armies with the Greeks had small armies

• The Spartans had full time armies and Persians did not

• The Greeks had much better weapons than the persians

The Greek alphabet was based on which alphabet?

The Greeks were able to defeat the Persians because......

• They had more ships and more soldiers

• Their ships were smaller and faster

• Their ships were much largers and well built

• The Persian navy was weak

Minoans made their living as what

Who ended the Persian Empire?

(use only his first name)

The Spartans were descended from the.....

• Minoans

• Mesopotamia

• Dorians

• New Zealand

True or False??

The Delian League was created so Greek city-states could work together to provide military protection.