Question

when was the height of the greek city-states?

Answer 1

How about the Battle of Salamis, 480 BC, in which the Greek city-states stopped the expansion of the Persian Empire?

Answer 2

well i need a more general answer yano?

Answer 3

general dates such as 800 AD or etc . :)

Answer 4

I don't think so. The Persian Empire was a mighty force, and that a handful of cities in (generally bickering) alliance could stop it is a testament not only to their military acumen and strength, but also to their political skill (in maintaining the alliance), their social mythology (in believing in themselves enough to fight), and of course their economic strength. You can work backwards, analyzing the roots of this victory, to see all the threads of what made the Greek city-states great, and how they came together at about this time.

Answer 5

okay i mean i got all of that, but for ex i have to create a timeline, like so: http://www.preceden.com/timelines/456-time-line-from-8000-bce-to-600-ce but i dont have the dates nor can i find them for "height of greek city-states"

Answer 6

OK, sure, if you want a date range, go back and look at previous and subsequent events, and decide for yourself when the Greeks were not yet capable of stopping the Persians, and when they'd lost it, and were unable to do anything so impressive again. One sign of decay may be the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) which exhausted them, and left them relatively easy prey for Alexander.

Answer 7

woah, are you like a history teacher ? xD why do you know all this stuff off the top of your head, and yeah thank you :)

Answer 8

A great resource for things like this are the Penguin Historical Atlases:

http://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Historical-Atlas-Ancient-Greece/dp/0140513353

These give maps, timelines, and illustrations -- first-rate condensed history, giving you a great overview of events.

Answer 9

No, I've taught, but science, not history. However, I have read history with great interest for more than 30 years. You can learn a lot in that length of time.

Answer 10

Oops, that was the wrong book. The one by Colin McEvedy is the one you want. It's a classic:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Penguin-Atlas-Ancient-History/dp/0140513485/

Answer 11

cool beans :D i've only taught of r 10 minutes last week when i had to do a presentation, highschool sucks and thats cool , i enjoy science class but i dont have to tak it this year . thank you for that link sir / ma'am . :)

Answer 12

Another fantastic resources when you need good overviews are the Osprey "Essential History" series. Go to Amazon.com and search for "Essential Histories." These are all short, cheap, concise paperbacks, which beautifully summarize some segment or other of history. They're especially good at wars. Lots of maps, timelines, essential personalities, summaries of causes and effects, plus some tidbits of what life was life for ordinary people. A great introduction.

Answer 13

cool, can i ask one more question , i need a SAT study book but i'm not sure what would be a good choice, any ideas?

Answer 14

Not really. I didn't study for it. Honestly, nobody did when I was in high school. It mystifies me why anyone does today, but I guess if everyone does, you might as well, too. I would just go down to the bookstore and browse the (enormous) selection and see which appeals to you more.

I've heard that one thing you probably definitely want is one with lots of sample tests, so you can get used to the kinds of questions they ask, and maybe practice some test-taking strategies.