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Classical Greece
Classical Greece is the name given to the period of Greek history from around 500 BCE to the conquest of Greece by
Macedonia.
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Warm up: use the map on page 119 to answer the following questions:
a. What is the difference between Darius’ Persian routes compared to Xerxes’ Persian route?
b.
2.
From looking at the map, how were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians?
The Challenge of Persia: TWICE
a.
The __________________ Greek Cities in Asia Minor fell to the _____________________ Empire.
b.
The __________________ assisted the ___________________ in a revolt against the _______________________.
i. Darius the great, of Persia, wanted ________________.
c.
In 490 BCE the Persians landed on the plains of _____________________ (Greece), 26 miles from Athens.
i. The Persians were ___________________ by the Athenians.
ii. According to legend, news of Persia’s _____________ was brought by an Athenian runner, named
Pheidippides, who raced from _________________ to Athens to declare “Victory, we win!”
d.
After Darius died, _______________ vowed revenge and planned to invade Greece.
i. Some Greek city-states formed a defensive league under the ___________________.
ii. The Athenians instead followed a __________ ___________________ _____________: they built a naval fleet of
200 vessels.
iii. Despite their differences, the Greeks were _______________ by a common goal of defeating the Persian
invaders.
iv. The _____________________ held of the Persians for two days at Thermopylae (the 300)
v. The ________________________ were able to re-group and formed the largest Greek army of the time to
defeat the Persians.
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3.
QUESTION: How were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians?
The Athenian Empire: page 121
a.
Explain the Delian League (location and purpose): ____________________________________________________________________
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b.
Who was Pericles? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
c.
Describe the Age of Pericles:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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d.
What is the practice of ostracism? _____________________________________________________________________________________
i. How would this threaten ancient Athenians? ________________________________________________________________
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e.
How did Athens become the center for Greek culture under Pericles? ______________________________________________
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f.
Who lived in classical Athens (describe the population):
g.
What were the expectations of Athenian women?
h.
Closure: Now that Athens was the center of the Greek world, how do you suppose the Spartans reacted?