Vocabulary
What is the territory governed by an official?
satrapies
Who was the general of the navy during the Persian Wars?
Themistocles
Where was the battle that began the Persian Wars with a revolt?
Anantolia
Sparta was consider to have what type of government?
oligarchy
What did the reek city-states form in order to import goods and products that they could not produce?
colonies
Who the governed of a province in ancient Persia?
satrap
Who was the king of Sparta during the Persian Wars?
Leonidas
What was the last battle in which Greece finally defeated Persia?
Plataea
Athens began with what kind of ruler?
tyrant
What is a Greek city-state called?
polis
What is the Persian religion based on the belief of one god?
Zoroastrianism
Who was the talented king who began creating an empire that became the largest in the ancient world?
Cyrus the Great
What sea battle did the Athenian general lead the Persians ships into a narrow strait and destroyed the Persian navy.
Salamis
At first, Athens was an oligarchy but it quickly changed to what?
democracy
What was the marketplace called that was located outside of the acropolis?
agora
Who were the enslaved people in ancient Sparta?
helot
Who was the Persian leader who sent 600 ships and an army to invade Greece in order to seek revenge on the Athenian revolt?
Darius
What was the battle where Athens reacted with a sneak attack against the Persian soldiers?
Marathon
Who is a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders?
ephor
What did the Athenian boys study in order to advance their education? (You must answer at least 3 out of the 5)
arithmetic, geometry, drawing, music, and public speaking
Who is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law?
tyrant
Who was the new Persian king who invaded Greece with about 200,000 troops and thousands of warships during the land and sea battles?
Xerxes
At what mountain pass did the Persians recover news from a traitor and was able to defeat the Sparta king and his troops?
Thermopylae
What form of government does the United States practice?
democracy
What are the five battles in chronological order?
Battle at Marathon
Battle at Thermopylae
Battle at Salamis
Battle at Plataea