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Dorians - 1150-750 BC
Came from the area north of Greece
Less advanced than the Mycenaean's
Trade and culture slowed
Greece went into a Dark Age
Homer
Was a Greek epic poet from 750-700 BC
Narrative poems celebrated heroic deeds
The Iliad was about the Trojan War
The Odyssey was a sequal that was after the trojjan war
Trojan War
Fought between Mycenaean Greeks and Troy
War began after the abduction of Queen Helen by the Trojan prince named Paris
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Spartan Warriors
Learning to read and write in Sparta was not very important.
Training to become a good soldiers was stressed
Young boys let home at 7 and trained to be soldiers until they were 30
Athletics was also stressed
Spartan Women
Service to Sparta was stressed
Received some military training
Athletics were stressed
Had quite a bit of freedom in comparison to Athens
Could run family estates when husband was off at war
Ionian Revolt
The Ionian Revolt was led by Athenian General Miltiades
Miltiades Escapes
Pheidippides
Battle of THermopylae
Ten years after the battle of Marathon, Persia once again invaded Greece
The Persians won the Battle
The movie 300 was based on this battle
Battle of Salamis
At the naval battle of Salamis, the Greeks destroyed the Persian navy
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