Monday- Ionian revolt was led by General Miltiades, they asked Athens to help, Darius the great vowed to burn Athens to the ground before he died, Athens and Sparta have been fighting for many years, The phalanx won the battles for them, The naval battle of Salamis the Greek destroys the Persian navy with they're boats, Age of Pericles,
Tuesday- help establish and eventually led the Delian league after the Persian war, alliance of Greek city-states, grew the Athens navy, used money from the Delian League to buy gold, marble and ivory, also used the money to hire artist and architects, Greek sculptors focused on beauty, not realism, a tragedy was a serious drama about common themes such as love hate war or betrayal, the hero usually was an important person and often gifted with extraordinary abilities, a tragic flaw usually caused the heroes downfall, a comedy was humorous plays, Aristophanes was a famous writer of comedies, Herodotus pioneered the accurate reporting of events, fought between Athens and Sparta, with the help of a plague that hit Athens Sparta eventually won, Phillip was assassinated at his daughters wedding by a former bodyguard, ruled Greece for 13 years Alexander the great, very well educated, died from high fever- possibly from typhoid fever or malaria,
Wednesday- Video Day
Thursday - Video Day
Friday- Review Day
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