Wars
5th century empire that threatened Greek Independence
Persian Empire
Persian king crushed a revolt in the Greek colonies and sought to punish Athens
King Darius I
means like the Greek
Hellenistic
father of History
Herodotus
term for what Greeks call themselves
Hellenes
Greeks fought Persians in a hand-to-hand combat battle and won
Bay of Marathon
Renewed father's desire for Greek Invasion
Xerxes
painted scenes of everyday life, battles, gods
wrote Elements
Euclid
defensive alliance between Athens and other city-states
Delian League
300 Spartans fought to the death in a mountain pass
Battle of Thermopylae
leader of Athens during Battle of Salamis Bay
Themistocles
temple dedicated to Athena
Parthenon
Founder of Stoicism
Zeno
period of great cultural achievement
Golden Age of Greece
Athenians defeated the Persians on the sea
Battle of Salamis Bay
leader of Athens for 30 years who brought in democracy
Pericles
3 eras of sculpture
archaic, classical, Hellenistic
tutor of Alexander the Great
Aristotle
breakdown of government due to too many freedoms and liberties
anarchy
Devastating war between Sparta/allies and Athens/allies
Peloponnesian War
Alexander the Great
wrote tragedies, wrote comedies
Sophocles, Aristophanes
Thales
3 step logical process
Syllogism