Early People of the Aegean
Which early people group inhabited Crete and had their capital at Knossos?
Who are the Minoans
What is the Greek term for a City State?
What is Polis
What started conflict between the greeks and the persians?
What is Athens supporting a rebellion of Persian subjects
The term Philosophers meant what?
What is Lovers of Wisdom
Who was Alexander's Father?
Who is Phillip the II
Which early Aegean people fought in the Trojan War?
Who are the Mycenaeans
Before any Greek city state became democratic they usually followed these different types of government? Name one of them.
What are Monarchy, Aristocracy and Oligarchy
What was the first battle in the Persian Wars? Hint: it helps name a modern day race.
What is Marathon
He pursued the Golden Mean?
Who is Aristotle
Name one of the battles that Alexander wins against the Persians?
What are Granicus River, Gaugamela, Isis
Who wrote the Odyssey and the Illiad?
Who is Homer
The Dorians founded which City State, known for its military?
What is Sparta
This battle featured the "300 Spartans"?
What is Thermopylae
He was accused of corrupting the youth and forced to drink hemlock?
Who is Socrates
What stopped Alexander from going farther?
Which people group ended the Mycenaen rule?
Who are the Dorians
Which city state practiced democracy?
What naval battle destroyed the Persian fleet?
What is Salamis
The student of Socrates, he founded the Academy and wrote the Republic?
Who is Plato
What did Alexander die from and where did he die?
What is a fever and where is Babylon
The trojan war was fought because of economics, but the Greeks claimed it was fought over who?
Who is Helen
Women had varying degrees of freedom depending on the city state. Where did women have the most freedom?
What is Sparta
Which city states created opposing alliances and fought the Peloponnesian War?
Who are Sparta and Athens
He is often referred to as the father of history?
Who is Herodotus
The blending of Greek, Persian and Egyptian Culture was known as?
What is Hellenistic Culture