Greece is the Word - Slides 37-42

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   Today in class, we went through more of the slideshow/powerpoint. We are coming close to the end and to our next test on Ancient Greece. Today our main focus was on Athens military, Spartan naval power, The Persian Wars, and the Greek and Persian armies. At the end, we went over a little timeline   of the Persian War. Mr. Schick said we did not need to write it all down, so I did not. We learned that the Persian Wars started a little after democracy was introduced to Athens by Cleisthenes (by about 40 wish years.) Anyways, here are some notes I took:

  • Greeks = warlike people - especially Spartans
  • Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land
  • Spartan boys trained from the time they were seven
  • Athens had a great infantry, but their navy was amazing
  • their most effective weapon was the trireme
  • trireme:
    • technological marvel
    • fastest ship in the world at the time
    • rowed by up to 170 men on three levels
    • could be used as a battering ram
    • agile, fast
  • phalanx:
    • close-rank, dense grouping of warriors
    • armed with long spears and interlocking shields
    • soldiers would advance slowly toward the enemy, until they broke through their ranks
  • Persian Wars: Persian Empire vs Greece
  • first archers (do damage from a distance)
  • then cavalry (they disrupt communication between generals and soldiers)
  • then lightly armored infantry (carried spear, sword, and bow)
  • huge numbers
  • long way from home
  • professional army (soldiers for hire, or mercenaries)


  • Greece is very small compared to Persian Empire
  • Persians have a huge army, and nearly unlimited resources

  • Greek army-
  • iron weapons meant ordinary citizens could afford to arm themselves
  • foot soldiers (hoplites) trained from an early age
  • armed with spears, swords, shields
  • often fought in phalanx formation
  • “home field” advantage
  • motivated to preserve democracy

    Persian army-
  • first archers (do damage from a distance)
  • then cavalry (they disrupt communication between generals and soldiers)
  • then lightly armored infantry (carried spear, sword, and bow)
  • huge numbers
  • long way from home
    • professional army (soldiers for hire, or mercenaries)

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