Question 1: How did the appearance of cheap iron weapons and army transform warfare in Ancient Greece? How did the development of hoplite armies cause social and political revolutions?
Question 2: What were the sources of conflict between the Greek city states and the Persian Empire? Why were the Persian efforts to invade mainland Greece ultimately unsuccessful? How the Persians remain involved in Greek politics after the so-called "Persian Wars"?
How the Greeks understand the reasons for their victories in the Persian Wars?
Question 3: What sorts of political systems did the Greek city states develop and why? In Sparta? In Athens?
Question 4: Based off the first three questions what are some questions or comments you have?