People
Government
Wars
Culture
Misc.
100
Homer
Who was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
100
monarchy
What is rule by one
100
Persian Empire
What was the empire that threatened Greek independence in the fifth century B.C.
100
Zeus
Who was the Greek king of the Gods
100
acropolis
What was a fortified hill in Greek cities
200
Hypocrates
Who is the "Father of Medicine"
200
democracy
What is rule "by the people"
200
Darius I
Who was the first Persian king to invade Greece
200
Athena
Who was the patron goddess of Athens
200
Minoan
What was the earliest Greek civilization (on the island of Crete )
300
Euclid
Who is the "Father of Geometry"
300
oligarchy
What is rule by a few
300
Olympiad
What was the 4 year period between athletic festivals honoring Zeus
300
city-state
What was the basic political unit of ancient Greece
400
Alexander The Great
Who defeated the Persian Empire
400
city-state
What was the basic political unit of Greece
400
Herodotus
Who was the Greek historian who wrote about the Persian Wars
400
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
What are types of Greek architecture (columns)
400
Militaristic city-state
What was Sparta
500
Socrates
Who was the Greek philosopher sentenced to death (drank poison hemlock)
500
Peloponnesian League
What was the league Sparta formed to keep Athens from gaining too much power
500
The Persian Wars (3 events)
What includes the defeat of the Persians at Marathon, the defeat of the Greeks at Thermopylae, and the defeat of the Persians at Salamis Bay
500
Parthenon
What was the temple in Athens dedicated to Athena
500
Humanities
What is the formal study of human thought and culture
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