Ancient Greece Part 2

Today in class we took notes on part two of our Ancient Greece unit. The notes that I took were:

- Greeks, especially the Spartans, were certainly warlike people
- Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry
- infantry: soldiers who fought on land
- The boys in Sparta trained from the time they were seven
- Athens had a great infantry too, but nothing could compare with their navy
- their most effective weapon was the trireme
- trireme: the fastest ship in the world at the time; it rowed up to 170 men on three levels; could be used as a battering ram, and it was agile and 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: Greece vs Persian Empire; on the map, Greece appears to be little and significant and the Persian Empire appears to be huge and dominant; the 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, and shields; often fought in phalanx formation; they had the"home field" advantage; motivated to preserve democracy
- Persian Army: first archers (do damage from a distance); then calvary (they disrupt communication between generals and soldiers); then lightly armored infantry (carried spears, swords, and bows); huge numbers; they were a long way from home; professional army (soldiers for hire or mercenaries)

After that, class was over.

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