Ancient Greece
What is the Greek city state that was famous for its military culture
Sparta
Who was the dominant power in Greece during the golden age?
Athens
This battle saw Athens beat Persia alone during their first invasion
Marathon
How far East did Alexander conquer?
India
The Iliad and Odyssey were written by
Homer
Athens was the birthplace of what government type
Plato documented the teachings of his teacher _______
Socrates
300 Spartans stayed behind to hold of the Persians at what battle
Thermopylae
What city state was Alexander the Great from?
Macedon
Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian are examples of Greek ____
Columns
This is the Greek term for a city state
Polis
Aristotle
What Spartan King gave his life to save Greece
Leonidas
Alexanders father conquered all of Greece, his name was...
Phillip II
Zeus was the God of?
The Sky and Lightning
What is a government where a small group of leaders rules over the population
Oligarchy
The Greek Golden Age was ended by what war?
The Peloponesian War
What major Naval battle turned the tides of the Persian Wars in favor of Greece
Salamis
Alexander the Great conquered what Empire?
Persia
The Minotaur
This military style was developed by the Greeks, involving linking shields together to protect themselves
Phalanx
The Delian League
Who was the Persian Emperor who invaded Greece after his fathers failure at Marathon?
Xerxes
Hellenism
Greek civilization comes from the Island of Crete, what peoples originally lived on Crete
The Mycenaeans and Minoans