Test Wednesday

-Aspasia- influence in the government, Pericles got rid of his wife for her, she wrote some of Pericles speeches

-Odysseus- trying to return home from the Trojan war

-Isagoras- last dictator before democracy, Athenians started "people's revolution", people ran his out of town in 3 days

-Cleisthenes- people looked to him after Isagoras, aristocrat, smart enough to tap into democracy, giving regular people power, and a say in government, first time of democracy,

-ostracize- be cast out or sent away from Athens, every year they would get together and kick someone out of Athens, eventually kicked Cleisthenes

-Xerxes- Strait of Salamis, son of Darius, new invasion plan, says 1 million men will attack, by land and by sea, plan to abandon the city of Athens, burning everything in sight, setup golden throne,

-Darius- battle against Sparta, leader of the Persians

-Pheidippides- sent to go get help, ran 26 miles to go get help, some myths say that he runs to Sparta, tells he needs help and dies on the stop, another one says that they ran 26 miles to warn them of the Persians

-Salamis- strait, tried to get ships into the straits, engage in a small area, sent as a traitor,

Wanted all the ships to get in the Strait, during the day attacked and won, built the Parthenon after this war,

-Pericles- in charge for 30 years, golden age, Athens rises from the ashes and has dominance, want to take out Sparta,

hubris- arrogance, think that you can not go wrong and ignore all advice

-Delian League- all city-states that give money to be protected

Wanted in invade Sparta, thought that they would surrender, the ships that were bring things, brought people that were sick with the plague,

Plague- 1/3-1/2 of the people died from the plague

Pericles got the plague and died

Oracle of Delphi- people who could see things we could not, gave good advice,