Greek Myth
Greeks believed in many Gods so they were considered ____________
The Greeks believed in many gods so they were _________
Polytheistic
Founded his own school Lyceum, in Athens
Aristotle
Ruled by the King
Monarchy
First attempt by King Darius I to subjugate Greece
Persian War
Macedonian king who conquered most of Greece
Phillip the 2nd
________ was the King of the Greek gods
Zeus
Author of the Iliad and Odyssey
Homer
A Few People Share Power
Oligarchy
Marked the turning point in the Persian War and was the end of the first Persian invasion on Greece
The Battle of Marathon
Conquered the Persians, creating an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt, to India
Alexander the Great
________ was the protector of families and the wife of Zeus.
Hera
Founder of the first institution of higher learning in the Western World
Plato
One Person Takes Power by Force
Tyranny
Lead the second invasion of Greece after his father Darius died
Xerxes I
Legend says she was the most beautiful woman in the history of the human race
Cleopatra
______ was the goddess of wildlife and hunting.
Artemis
Till this day his theorem is still taught in Geometry to evaluate Right Triangles.
Pythagoras
All Citizens Share Power
Democracy
Athens Versus Sparta
Peloponnesian War
Known as "the first citizen" of Athens
Pericles
Greek _______ offered ________ of natural occurrences.
Myths/Explanations
Teacher of Plato and Aristotle who accepted his death sentence rather that fleeing in exile.
Socrates
Athen's leader during the golden age who expanded democracy and rebuilt Athens
Pericles
Spartan king who famously led a small band of Greeks and valiantly defended the pass through which Persian King Xerxes sought to invade Greece
Leonidas
Considered by most as laying the foundation of democracy in Athens
Solon