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General Facts
100

Three hundred Spartans famously held off the entire Persian army at this pass.

What is Thermopylae?

100

These were the three decked ships that the Athenian navy built to dominate the waves. 

What were Triremes?

100

The Minoans lived on this Mediterranean island.

What is Crete?

100

This government is known for literally meaning "people power."

What is democracy?

100

This was a fortified hill at the center of most Greek polises, which often housed important buildings and temples. 

What was an acropolis?

200
He was the King who famously led the Spartans in the Persian Wars. 

Who was Leonidas?

200

The Athenians first defeated the Persian invasion at this battle.

What was Marathon?

200

This animal was sacred to the Minoans.

What was a bull?

200

This government type gave power to the hands of only a few- typically old and wealthy men.

What was an oligarchy?

200

The Greeks established these in order to farm, settle, and trade. 

What are colonies?

300
He was considered the founding father of Sparta.

Who was Lycurgus?

300

She was the patron goddess of the Athenians.

Who was Athena?

300

The Minoans were famous for building these.

What are palaces?

300

This was a person who seized power in a way that was not proscribed in a polis' constitution. 

Who was a tyrant?

300

This geographical feature meant that Greek polises were often isolated from each other, and there was not enough space for farmland. 

What are mountains?

400

This is the other name for the citizens of the polis of Sparta.

Who are Spartans?

400
This class of people in Athens held few rights, and could not own property or vote. 

Who were women?

Who were slaves?

400

The Minoans painted these animals on their walls. 

What were dolphins?
400

This government featured the rule of a single person, whose authority was often given to his or her eldest son after death. 

What was monarchy?

400

She foretold the destinies of the polises, particularly during the Persian Wars. 

Who was the Oracle of Delphi?

500

The peninsula where the Spartans lived.

What was the Peloponnesus?

500

This was the name of the polis of the Athenians.

What was Attica?

500
The Minoans grew these trees on their lands.

What were olive trees?

500

This was a collection of rules for how a polis would be governed. 

What was a constitution?

500

These were the citizen-soldiers who formed the bulk of the Greek armies. 

Who were hoplites?

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