| A | B |
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| Asia Minor | founding of the Christian communities |
| Darius | the persian ruler that led the Athenian navy |
| Xerxes | the new Persian monarch in 486 B.C. after Darius passed away |
| Delian League | a defensive alliance against the Persians |
| Delos | the island that has the main headquarters of the Delian League |
| Pericles | a dominant figure in Athenian politics between 461 B.C. and 429 B.C. |
| Age of Pericles | a period of classical Athenian and Greek history |
| direct democracy | the involvment expanded by the Athenians |
| ostracism | the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicans by popular vote |
| Thebes | a new Greek power after th Great Peloponnesian War |
| Macedonia | the growing power to the the north of Greece |
| What was the cause of the Persian attacks on Athens? | the greek world got divided into 2 major camps, the Athenian Empire and the Sparta. a crushing blow came to the Athenians in 405 B.C. |
| what are the accomplishments of the Athenians during the Age of Pericles? | direct democracy, elected public officials, and ostracism |
| Which states struggled for power after the Great Peloponnesian War? | Macedonia, Thrace, Ionia |
| What was the Athenian economy? | the leadership of the entire Greek world |
| What did slaves do in Athens? | they worked in the fields or in homes as cooks and maids |
| Why did Athens have to import much of its grain? | grain is a basic item in the Athenean diet |
