HomeWork
Since we have been back we have been learning about Ancient Greece. We will be studing it for the next few weeks. If you have missed the last few days here are the notes: War,Glory&Decline A. Persian wars(based on Herodotus) -546bc Greek city-states of Ionia taken over by Persians -Athens gave supplies to fight back -Darius I of persia went after Athens -tried 2 times, failed -Xeryes tried 10 years later and failed -Persan navy was destroyed Golden Age of Athens B. -Poriclesin Goals 1) make Athens the most beautfulcity 2)strengthen the democracy 3)build commercial empire Peloponnesesian war 431-404bc -after Persian wars, Athens formed Delign league -protect against persia,sparta -Athens took over -other city-states fedup, joined Sparta -sparta won -Effects of war: 1)decline in pop. of city-states 2)fields and orchards destroyed 3)unmployment went up 4)Greeks lost ability to govern them selves-taken over by macedonians.
