The wars between Greece and Persia in the early 400'BC were called this.
What are the Persian Wars
100
What all Spartan boys and men became and remained for most of their lives.
What are soldiers (warriors)
100
He was the father of Alexander the Great
Who was PhilipII
100
They were the winners of he Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta
100
Soldiers who fought on horseback.
What is the cavalry?
200
These soldiers, which numbered around 10,000 were the very best of the Persian army.
Who were the immortals.
200
The age that Spartan men were done serving in the military.
What is 60 years old
200
Alexander spread this language and culture everywhere he conquered throughout the Persian Empire
What is the Greek language/culture.
200
Alexander destroyed this city-state in Greece because it had rebelled and he wanted to set an example for all Greek city-states to see what would happen if they rebelled
What is Thebes
200
An agreement to work together.
What is an alliance?
300
In this famous battle 300 Spartans (and some slave soldiers) led by King Leonidas battled Xerxes Persian army to their last man
What is the Battle of Thermopylae.
300
This most famous Ancient Greek building sits on the Acropolis and at one time had a statue of Athena inside.
What is the Parthenon
300
Alexander the Great become sick and died in 323 BC at age 33 in this Mesopotamian city.
What is Babylon.
300
Philosophers taught that these were not responsible for all events that happened in nature and in a person's life.
What are the gods
300
The term used to describe how the Greeks lined up in rows forming a square (or rectangle) to go into battle
What is a phalanx
400
This Persian leader was furious when some Greek city-states (led by Athens) gave aid to other Greek city-states who rebelled against Persia. He eventually organized an attack at Marathon in 490 BC
Who is Darius I
400
This famous philosopher of Athens upset government officials with his teachings, was put in prison, and sentenced to death.
Who is Socrates
400
Alexander's troops refused to fight anymore after crossing this river.
What is the Indus River
400
The name of the school started in Athens by the philosopher Plato.
What is the Academy.
400
This term means Greek-like
What is Hellenistic
500
This religion became popular in Persia because it made sense to many of the Persian people.
What is Zoroastrianism
500
This war began because Greek city-states thought Athens was going to control all of Greece.
What is the Peloponnesian War
500
Name the three Hellenistic kingdoms that Alexander's Empire was divided into after he died.
What are Hellenistic Macedonia, Hellenistic Syria, and Hellenistic Egypt
500
The great Greek mathematician who is known for his rules of geometry that are still used today.