The "GREAT" military king who took over Persia after taking the crown of Macedonia when his father Phillip II was assassinated.
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
This Greek city-state was known for having the fiercest warriors and army in all of the Ancient World.
What is Sparta?
100
This was the main problem faced by the Greeks in every battle of the Greco-Persian War.
What is a larger Persian army?
100
After coming to power in Macedon, Phillip II, took over this area to the south of Macedon.
What is Greece?
100
Due to many mountains, the easiest way to travel around Greece was by this aquatic form of transportation.
What is a boat?
200
This Spartan king died alongside 300 of his soldiers at Thermopylae and was also played by Gerard Butler in the movie 300.
Who is Leonidas?
200
Athens did not have a true democracy, instead they had a limited democracy. Banning of any of these groups of people made democracy in Athens limited.
Who are women, slaves, or non-citizens?
200
Pericles decided to do this to protect Athens fearing an impending attack from the Spartans shortly after the Greco-Persian War.
What is build a wall?
200
As Alexander the Great was conquering throughout the Middle East and Asia, he named nearly 70 cities this self-proclaiming name.
What is Alexandria?
200
Ancient Greek Olympics were meant to honor this important Greek god.
Who is Zeus?
300
This man, also called the "Father of History" was the man who wrote the history of the Greco-Persian War.
Who is Herodotus?
300
This city-state had the strongest navy in all of Greece.
Who is Athens?
300
Pericles decided to do this to the city of Athens after he became worried of an impending attack by the Spartans shortly after the Greco-Persian War?
What is Ionia?
300
After 12 years of conquering countless lands, Macedonian army members wanted to turn around and go home before entering this present-day Asian nation.
What is India?
300
This Greek city-state was the leader of the Delian League.
What is Athens?
400
This Persian king attacked Greece for a second time after his father, Darius's, failed attempt at Marathon.
Who is Xerxes?
400
Sparta had 100,000 of these although they only had a meager population between 8,000-16,000.
What are helots?
400
Using this battle tactic along with two high cliffs, the Spartans were able to hold off the Persians long enough for Athens to evacuate before finally being killed at the hand of 200,000 at Thermopylae.
What is the phalanx?
400
This is the age that Alexander the Great died, only 12 years after becoming ruler of Macedonia.
What is 32 or 33?
400
Greece has over 9,000 miles of coastline on this large sea.
What is the Mediterranean?
500
The man who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War.
Who is Thucydides?
500
Athens was a city-state that valued education above all and these great "thinkers" were the smartest in all of Athens.
What are philosophes or philosophers?
500
At the Battle of Salamis a great Naval battle, the Greeks (mostly Athenians) used this weapon attached to the front of their triremes ships.
What are rams?
500
In order to increase cultural diffusion, Alexander the Great would have members of his army do this with the local women of conquered peoples.
What is marry?
500
Despite being outnumbered by the Persian army, Greece used these three advantages to win the Greco-Persian War.
What is better battle tactics, more advanced weapons, and better knowledge of the land?