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-The greeks had a unique relationship with their Gods because in the stories the Gods actually interacted with humans
-Greeks in general were warlike people, especially the Spartans
-Spartans were known for being tough and ruthless, and were trained for war since birth instead of going to school
-Athens had a strong naval power, almost unbeatable because of their weapon called the Trireme (A big ship that can be used as a weapon with hundreds of men on board)
-The Phalanx was the Athens method for land fighting, where they had long spears and clumped close together
-Persian empire fought the Greeks and lost,
- Persians had Archers, Cavalry, lightly armored infantry, but had numbers in cavalry and infantry, should have won but didnt
- Greek had iron weapons so that anyone could get them and fight, had hoplites, their phalanx formation, had the home field advantage, and motivation to preserve their democracy. Were 100% the underdogs but won anyway
-After Greece won, they formed a league with the money to fund their military to prevent invasion