Today in class we took more notes on the powerpoint. Here are my notes:
- Greeks were certainly warlike people, especial the Spartans
- Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless, infantry (soldiers who fought on the land)
- Spartan boys trained from the time they were 7 years old
- Real Spartans were much more fearsome than in the movies
Athens had a good Navy because of their...
Trireme
- a technological marvel
- fastest ship in the world at the time
- rowed by up to 170 men on 3 levels of the ship
- could be used as batting ram
- agile, fast
Phalanx
- close rank, dense grouping of warriors
- armed with long spears interlocking shields
- soldiers would advance slowly toward the enemy, until they broke through their ranks
The Persian War (Persian Empire vs. Greeks)
-Greeks won even though they shouldn't have considering the Persian empire was absolutely massive compared to Greece
I have more notes but that'll be in the next blog.
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