HISTORY
Greece
HELLAS
A narrow isthmus in northeastern Greece
THERMOPYLAE
The wife of the Spartan King Menelaus, whose "kidnapping" sparked the Trojan War
HELEN
Where the Spartan 300 stopped the Persian army for 2 days
BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE
Athen's most famous leader during the city's Golden Age
PERICLES
Homer's epic classic about the siege of Troy
ILLIAD
Greek city
CORINTH
Trojan noble who "kidnapped" Helen
PARIS
King of the Spartan 300
KING LEONIDAS
Government by the people
DEMOCRACY
Homer's epic classic about Odysseus' return from Troy
ODYSSEY
Greek mountain range
CAMBUNIAN MOUNTAINS / MOUNT PINDUS
A Greek colony city, in modern Turkey
CITY OF TROY
King of the Persians who attacked Greece
KING XERXES
Public square at Athens
Cultural period in Ancient Greece
MYCENAEANS
Southern Greek peninsula
PELOPONNESUS
A trick to get Greek troops into Troy
WOODEN HORSE / TROJAN HORSE
Greek messenger ran about 26 miles to Athens to tell that the Persians were defeated. Then died.
MARATHON
The Athenian Temple
PARTHENON
Conquered most of the known world
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Famous Greek historian
THUCYDIDES
Founder of Rome, survivor of Troy
AENEAS
Persian fleet was destroyed in which Battle
BATTLE OF SALAMIS
The brand of chocolate that we burnt outside
HERSHEY'S