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Category: - (4 questions) What was the religion of Persian empire Zoroastrian under Cyrus What was the Greek story about Cyrus's That his grandfather (king of boyhood ) had a dream where his grandson would engulf the world. The king ordered the infant (daughter's son) destroyed. This son grew up to conquer the Medes (father was Persian) What were provincial capitals called under satrapies Persian What capital did Cyrus create for Persia - a series of palaces dotted around a park (where our word paradise comes from) Category: Darius - (10 questions) What advice did at give King Go tell the king if he crosses the river, he will Creoesus about Cyrus destroy a great empire. What Greek led delegation to get support for - leader of Ionian rebellion against in 500 BC went to both and What did main land contribute to 20 ships from Athens Ionian rebellion 6 ships from What happened to cause mainland Greeks after burning , the Greeks were withdraw from Ionian rebellion from Persians counter attacked by Persians and Athenians barely escaped alive and decided to not deal with again How many ships did Persia bring to counter 600 Ionian rebellion What leader led the Ionian fleet against Dionysius - tried to drill Greeks but they Persia during Ionian rebellion rebelled and quit training What was the name of naval battle where Battle of Lade Persians crushed fleet of Ionian rebellion What happened to stop first Persian attempt storm wrecked Persian fleet of to invade mainland in 483 BC What experience did Athenian general actual fought as a vassal of king of Persia have with Persian tactics while a of Thracian Chersoneus also fought against them during Ionian rebellion before fleeing to Athens What other Greeks sent assistance to town of sent 1,000 hopolites Athens for Battle of Category: - (21 questions) What 2 engineering tasks did Xerxes building a canal to bypass Mount Athos command in preparation for his invasion (where Darius's first fleet sunk) building a across Hellespont for army to cross How many ships were used to build pontoon 600 bridge across Hellespont by Xerxes army How many Greek cities were willing to resist 31 Xerxes invasion What did the oracle of Delphi advise Athens First time told them it was hopeless and they about resisting Xerxes invasion were doomed. Second time said a wooden wall would protect them. What two places did the Greeks plan to first pass of on land meet Xerxes invasion on land and Artimision channel by sea What city state led the Greek resistance to Sparta Xerxes How many Greek troops were at pass of 7,000 hopolites led by 300 Spartans Thermopylae to meet Xerxes's invastion Who was the general in charge of Greek Spartan fleet opposing Xerxes invasion but Athenian was mastermind Who told Xerxes about mountain passes near Thermopylae How many ships did Xerxes bring for 1200 invasion What was first disaster that Xerxes' fleet a storm struck as they went south from encountered Thessaloniki and sunk hundreds of ships What did Greek fleet at Artemisian fought for 3 days sinking many of the accomplish against Xerxes enemies ships but also taking casualties What did Greek fleet at Artimision do after under cover of darkness retreated back to news of defeat at Thermopylae reached Athens them What naval commander of Xerxes advised Ionian greek Artemisia from - him not to attack at Salamis only female commander Who did Xerxes leave in charge after defeat of Salamis Who led Greek fleet after Salamis Spartan king Leotychidas Who led the Athenians at the Battle of Platea the Just What offer did Persians make the Athenians that if they would submit the Persian king before battle of Platea would restore Athens to them What was size of Greek army at battle of 38,700 Platea What was the next naval battle after Battle of Battle of Mycale near , caught Persian Platea between Greeks and Persians fleet ashore and burnt them Identify: - made by Greeks after victory over Persians at Mycale from melted down Persian armor Category: - (21 questions) Greek god of North Wind Boreas Greek god of wild places Who was Phyrnichus Greek playwright who wrote The Phoenician Women about the so disturbed Athenians that they fined him Describe: The Phoenician Women by Athenian the wives of the mariners who fought and died for Xerxes at Battle of Salamis When did squash Persian in 466 BC by defeat of army and fleet at hopes for recovery of Ionian Greeks Eurymedon River What project did Themistocles initiate at establish city of near Athens Athens after Battle of Salamis re-walled Athens Who was , Athenian leader after son of Miltiades, hero of Marathon Themistocles, related to What religious justification did Cimon grab found an oracle who said they should for Athenian naval actions recover bones of from Skyros Island attacked and added to empire What custom did Cimon introduce to rich men in Athens took turns serving as miltarize Athenian navy captains of What was new Persian tactic after defeat at they indirectly undermined Greeks by playing Eurymedon off each leading against each other What Athenian democratic leader was Ephialtes - led to rise of assasinated in 462 BC When did ask Athens for help in 460 BC overthrowing Persians Who led Athenian expedition to Egypt Charitimedes around 460 BC What was Egyptian payment to Athens for shared rule (and revenue) for 6 years help in removing Persians What 2 projects did Athens undertake with built walls from Athens to Piraeus money from Egypt in 450's built monumental bronze statue of on When did Athenians negotiate peace with 449 BC after Persians wipe out large army / Persians after Salamis and why fleet in Egypt Athenian Callias negotiated with (son of Xerxes) Where was from Ionian polis of Halicarnassus Define: lacuna gap in manuscript due to scribe copying Name of peace and length between Athens (449-413 BC) and Persia after Persian invasion What 2 plotted overthrow of Athens during Pelopponesian War Pharnabazus How did defeat Spartans at city of used a small fleet of triremes to lure the Cizicus in Asia Minor during Pelopponessian Spartan fleet away from city War main fleet came in and took Category: Weakening of Greek Polis - (12 questions) In 404 BC King Darius II of Persia died, who Artaxerxes II took over throne What Greek led in support of Spartan named Clearchus bid for Persian throne Who wrote a book about the 10,000 Greek Xenephon wrote (Going Up) mercenaries who fought for Cyrus the Younger in Persia Describe literary work: Anabasis book by Xenephon about 10,000 Greek mercenaries campain and escape from Persia Where did Cyrus and Artaxerxes II fight for Cunaxa control of Persian throne Persian ruler who led 10,000 Greeks out of Tissaphernes Persian empire after Cyrus the Younger died Who did Spartan promote to Agesilaus kingship What Greek did Artaxerxes II recruit to the Athenian counter Spartan strength Persian who joined Conon the Athenian in Pharnabazus countering the Spartans What was the peace between Sparta and Kings Peace (or Peace of ) Persia in 386 BC between Spartan Antalcidas and Tiribazus What was the policy implemented by King's made Persia the arbiter between disputes in Peace in 386 BC Greece What was impact of Athenian in 384 BC presented "Panegyricus" - a call for Greek unity under hegemon Category: Macedon - (16 questions) Who was 's tutor What was the main difference between long spears called "" - 2 x longer traditional Greek phalynx and Macedonian than Greek, 3 ranks could strike at once formation Who opposed in Athenian (actor hired by King Phillip) assembly by supporting King Phillip When was Alexander the Great born 356 BC What was Alexander the Great's command of left wing of Macedonian army responsibility during Battle of Chaeronea by King Phillip First great battle between Alexander the Granicus River in 334 BC Great and Darius III What sign, at oracle shrine of , was the sacred spring, dry for 150 years, bubbled told to Alexander the Great up when Alexander approached 2nd great battle between Alexander the 333 BC at Issos Great and Darius III What was Alexander the Great told by oracle that Zeus, not Phillip II, was real father of Zeus Ammon 3rd and final great battle between Alexander 331 BC at Gaugamela the Great and Darius III What happened at with Alexander Athenian women Thais challenged the Great Alexander for not exacting retribution for burning of Athenian temples. He then set fire and burned temple at Persepolis Where is land called during Afghanistan the Great's time What happened to Darius III abandoned by followers, tied to cart and speared through What happened to Alexander the Great's many died of hunger and thirst in Gedrosian men when returning from India Desert What was Alexander the Great's Exiles sent in 324 BC to Olympia Degree said all Greek polis must allow return of exiles Whose death sent Alexander the Great into in 323 BC an emotional tailspin