Terms
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Greek Culture
Famous Greeks
100
This was the type of government that developed after Cleisthenes took control.
What is a democracy?
100
This king led the first Persian War
Who is Darius?
100
He proposed the Peloponnesian War to the Athenians
Who is Pericles?
100
These are the two works attributed to Homer
What are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
100
Wrote the Elements
Who is Euclid?
200
These cave paintings provided information about Minoan civilization
What are frescoes?
200
Persian army that invaded Greece and was defeated near Salamis was led by this ruler
Who is Xerxes?
200
This was a new type of military formation that was used to fight war by both the Spartans and the Macedonians
What is a phalanx?
200
Was put on trial for poisoning the minds of the youth of Athens
Who is Socrates?
200
wrote the Republic
Who is Plato?
300
Used to protect their democracy; included banning public figures
What is ostracism?
300
Major battle of the first Persian War
What is Marathon?
300
The Spartans allied with them to fight the Athenians
Who is Persia?
300
Historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War; promoted unbiased writing
Who is Thucydides?
300
He ruled as a benevolent tyrant and gave the masses a say in government
Who is Pisistratus?
400
a term for a Greek marketplace
What is the agora?
400
This was created to create unification of the Greek states to guard against a future Persian threat
What is the Delian League?
400
She was Pericles's "first lady"
Who was Aspasia?
400
Philosophy that taught to accept what life brought
What is stoicism?
400
He led the 300 Spartans against the Persians
Who is Leonidas?
500
They provided the reason for the development of the Spartan military state
Who are the helots?
500
He warned the Athenians about the future threat of the Persians
Who was Themistocles?
500
This is the strait where the Persians were lured to which caused their defeat
What is Salamis?
500
Wrote Lysistrata
Who is Aristophanes?
500
He introduced political and economic reforms to Athens
Who is Solon?
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