Governments
The form of government led by "the people"
What is Democracy?
Battle that was the last stand of the 300.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
A land mass with water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula?
I am the goddess who inspired Phidippedes to run from Marathon to Athens with news of a great victory he shouted my name when he arrived.
Who was Nike?
Another word for Aristocrats.
Who are the oligarchs?
The form of government led by a king.
What is a monarchy?
Leader of the Persian army who swore he would burn down Athens, fortunately for the Athenians he died on his way.
What is Darius?
The ancient Greek city-state dedicated to art and architecture.
What is the Athens?
I led the Athenian Navy during the Persian Wars.
Who was Themistocles?
The name of the governing group of Athens.
What is the Council of 500?
Someone who takes power by force.
What is a tyrant?
The first Greek victory of the Persian Wars.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
The Greek marketplace.
What is the Agora?
I successfully burned Athens to the ground.
Who was Xerxes?
The place where Greeks would go vote in Athens or Sparta.
What is the assembly?
The form of government led by a small group of wealthy men.
What is an oligarchy?
The final battle of the Persian Wars.
What is the Battle of Plataea?
The point where the Persian Army created a bridge of boats to cross the sea giving them a quicker trip to Athens.
What is the Hellespont?
I lead the Spartans against the Persians at Thermopylae.
Who was Leonidas?
The "group" of men who led the government of Sparta.
What was the Council of Elders?
History is unclear whether Hipparchus or this brother were good tyrants.
Who was Hippias?
This "human tank" was a Spartan fighting formation used to push back on their attackers.
What is a phalanx?
The land area where Sparta is located.
What is the Pelopenesus?
I was the original Greek historian, writing about governments, battles and famous quotations.
Who was Herodotus?
Another name for Spartan soldiers
What are Hoplites?