1. Victory and Defeat in Greece

2. Persian War Causes Ionians rebel against Persian rule Athens sends ships to help Ionians Persians crush Ionians, want to punish Athens

4. Persian War Battle at Marathon Persians have 2x as many men as Athens Athenians attack the Persians and win runner delivers the news, going 26.2 miles

5. Persian War Unity and Victory Athens unites w/ other city-states, inc. Sparta Greeks sink Persian fleet at Salamis Greeks win, feel gods protected them

6. The Golden Age Pericles – ruled Athens 460 to 429 BC encouraged more participation in direct democracy ran building projects, including Parthenon

7. The Parthenon

8. Peloponnesian War Causes Athens dominates other city-states Sparta forms alliance against Athens and allies competition for control of Greek world

10. Peloponnesian War the war Delian League – Athens and allies Peloponnesian League – Sparta and allies war drags on for 27 years Sparta captures Athens

11. Peloponnesian War effects Athens loses its empire all Greeks weakened Greeks keep fighting, leave themselves open to outside attack