Geography
What is Europe?
The famous soldier who conquered the Persian Empire
Who was Alexander the Great?
The system of government in which one person has the right to rule
What is monarchy?
The age at which Spartan boys left their families to begin military training
What is 7 years old?
The natural feature that protected ancient Greece from the Persians
What is the sea?
The powerful empire that threatened ancient Greece
What is Persia?
The ancient Greek philosopher known for establishing a teaching method centered around questions
Who was Socrates?
The term used to by ancient Greeks to describe any leader who had taken power by overthrowing the previously established government
What is a tyrant?
The method in which Athens was able to secure food and other resources despite their lack of quality farmland
What is sea trade?
The type of ship utilized by the Greek navy
What are triremes?
The major body of water neighboring ancient Greece
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The most famous student of Plato
Who was Aristotle?
What is being a free, adult male born in Athens?
The age at which Athenian boys could take the oath of citizenship
What is 18 years old?
The name of the alliance formed to protect Greek city-states from outside aggression
What is the Delian League?
The types of settlements around ancient Greece (example: Athens or Sparta)
What are city-states?
The author of the dialogue "The Republic"
Who was Plato?
The system of government in which a small group of people has power
What is an oligarchy?
The name of workers who were not born in Athens but lived there
What is metics?
The purpose of Xerxes' invasion of the Greek peninusla
To avenge his father's defeat at Marathon and/or to establish Greece as a Persian territory
The famous island where the Greek defeated the Persians
What is the island of Salamis?
The king of Persia known for his decision to conquer ancient Greece
Who was Darius the First?
One of the two bodies within the Spartan government
What is the Gerousia (council of elders) or Apella (assembly)?
The large class of enslaved people in Sparta
What are helots?
The war fought between Sparta and Athens
What was the Peloponnesian War?