HIST C215 (SPARTA AT WAR) EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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The Sparta Mystique - Accurate Answerswho/what - idealized version of Sparta, they were secretive and nobody knew what they did they were located in a valley between two mountain ranges which added to their mystique
date - 750-500 BC Greek Archaic Age
general significance - They were legends and ...
HIST C215 (SPARTA AT WAR) EXAM
HIST C215 (SPARTA AT WAR) EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |
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The Sparta Mystique - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - idealized
version of Sparta, they were secretive and nobody knew what they did
they were located in a valley between two mountain ranges which added
to their mystique
date - 750-500 BC Greek Archaic Age
general significance - They were legends and it led to people being
scared to initiate conflict.
Why Thermopylae? - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - Thermopylae is
where the legendary battle between the Spartans and Persians took place.
date - 480 BC
general significance - The narrow passage of the Thermopylae meant
that the Persian's vast numbers wouldn't count for much, allowing the
,Spartans to butcher through countless waves of opposing soldiers. This
gave the Spartans better odds than if they would have fought the
Persians on an open plain.
A Legend is Forged - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - After the Battle
of Thermopylae, the Spartan Legend was forged and words of the epic
battle spread throughout Greece.
date - 480 BC (Battle of Thermopylae)
general significance - The Spartans were known for holding the pass and
fighting until the last man because that was there orders. They believed
that dying in battle is the most honorable act one can do for Sparta. Even
in the presence of an enormous army, they appeared to be calm and
relaxed.
Thermopylae - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - Site of the battle
between the Spartans and Persians
date - 480 BC
general significance - The narrow passage allowed the Spartans to hold
off the Persians, slaughtering countless. But they were betrayed and
ultimately defeated but never fled and fought until the last man.
Herodotus - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - Known as the first writer
of history in the world
date - 750-500 (Greek Archaic Age)
general significance - Because of his writings in the "The Histories," the
story of the Spartans and Persian became legendary and now lives
throughout the ages.
, Leonidas - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - He was one of the Kings in
Sparta.
date - 480 BC (Battle of Thermopylae)
general significance - Led an army of soldiers to face the vast forces of
the Persians. Him and his army died defending the pass at Thermopylae.
A stone lion was placed at the battle site to symbolize him.
Xerxes - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - ruler of the Persian Empire
date - 480 BC (Battle of Thermopylae)
general significance - Sent his army into the Greek mainland to conquer
the area. He underestimated the Spartan's military abilities with numbers
being in Xerxes' favor.
Demaratus - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - Former king of Sparta,
ruled with Cleomemes
date - 480 BC (Battle of Thermopylae)
general significance - After being exiled from Sparta, he fled to the
Persian ruler, Darius. He gave Demaratus asylum and property. Gave
intel on the Spartans to Xerxes saying that they would fight to the death
if necessary, either conquer or die.
Greece and the Greeks - Accurate Answers✔✔who/what - Greeks are
the people who occupied the area located on the Mediterranean Sea,
Greece.
date - 1100-750 BC (Greek Dark Age) & 750-500 BC (Greek Archaic
Age)
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