Vocab 1
What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is a body of land with water on three sides.
What is the meaning of helot?
Captive worker.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
Cyrus the great is the person that inited the Persians together.
The battle of Thermopylae.
A Persian victory which ended up kind of being a greek victory because it gave the athenians time to build 200 ships.
What is a polis?
A polis is a tiny independent country or also known as a city-state
Whats a oligarchy?
In an oligarchy only a few people hold power
Who is Darius?
Darius came to the throne in 521 B.C and reorganized certain things to make them function better.
The battle of salamis.
At the battle of Salamis is when the greek fleet attacked the Persians fleet and won.
What is an agora?
An agora is an open area under the acropolis and it was both a market and a place where people could meet and beat issues.
Whats a democracy?
In an democracy all citizens share in running the government.
Who is Xerxes?
Xerxes is the son of Darius.
The battle of Plataea.
At the battle of Plataea a giant greek army attacked the Persians and crushed them.
What is a colony?
A colony is a settlement in a new territory that stays closely linked to its homeland.
What is Zoroastrianism?
The Persian religion.
Who is Themistocles?
Themistocles is the athenian general that created a plan to fight the Persians.
What's a tyrant?
A tyrant is someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority.
What's a satrap?
A satrap is a person who rules a satrapy.