Vocabulary
A place that provides protection from weather, such as a house
What is Shelter
Government ruled by the people
What is Democracy.
Who was the first King of Persia?
Athens and Sparta were what?
What is City-State
Who is the god of the sea?
Who is Posedion
A group of citizens in an Ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws
What is Assembly
Form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch
What is Monarchy
Athens defeated the Persians at the Battle of ____________ (also the name of a race)
What is Marathon
The _____________ War was fought between Athens and Sparta
What is Peloponnesian
Who is the god of war?
Who is Ares
"high city" in Greek; the upper part of an Ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city's defenses were located
What is Acropolis
What is Representative Democracy
Darius died and his son _________ took over as King of Persia.
Who is Xerxes
Sparta laid siege until a _______ broke out in Athens.
What is Plague
Who is Athena
Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit
What is a Phalanx
Government in which a small group of rich people rule
What is Oligarchy
The Persians were finally defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of __________ which was a Naval battle.
What is Salamis
Athens lost a big part of its navy at _________
What is Syracuse
Who is the god of hunting?
Who is Artemis
Worship of many gods or deities
What is Polytheism.
Unjust use of power, or in Ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler
What is Tyranny
300 Spartan soldiers held off the Persians at the battle of __________ until a traitor lead the Persians behind them.
What is Thermopylae
Athens started the ________ _________to help protect against future invaders.
What is Delian League
Who is the god of marriage?
Who is Hera