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History
9th Grade
01/20/2010

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The Persian Wars
Definition
490 - 480 BC
Invasion of Greece by the Persians in 490
-Battle of Marathon
victory by Athens
-Battle of Thermopylae
delayed by Spartans but Athens captured
-Battle of Salamis
Persians defeated by Athens navy
-Persians defeated at Plataea
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Peloponnesian War
Definition
431 - 404 BC
-war between Athens and Sparta and their allies
-lasted 27 years
Sparta defeats Athens in 404 BC
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Socrates
Definition
leader in revolution in thinking
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Plato
Definition
taught by Socrates
-allegory of the cave
Term
Aristotle
Definition
taught by Plato
Term
Minoans
Definition
2000 BC-1150 BC
Term
Mycenaeans
Definition
1600 BC to 1100 BC
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Greek Dark Ages
Definition
1100-750 BC (Age of Homer)
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The Delian Leauge
Definition
a leauge that was formed by greek city states to unite against another persian attack
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