History
An extended period of very few written records could be called
Dark Age
The term for a Greek city or city/state
Polis
Name a runner who ran to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians
Pheidippides
He became the leader of Persia after Darius died
Xeries
What percent of Greece are mountains
80%
The person who wrote two Epic poems during this time period
Homer
The rectangular shape that soldiers often fought in was called a
Phalanx
The Peloponnesian War lasted and why did the Athenians surrender
25 years, due to lack of supplies because of major navy battle
The epic poem about Odysseus and his ten year journey home
The Odyssey
This was the first Greek State
Mycenae
The leader of Athens at its most prosperous time
Pericles
Which “league” won the Peloponnesian war
The Peloponnesian league
The Peloponnesian War was mostly between what two Greek city/states
Athens and Sparta
The term for heavily armed Greek soldiers
Hoplites
What was the main Greek city/state in the Peloponnesian League
Sparta
The Greek term referring to striving for excellence, honor, and courage, etc
Arete
The Greeks defeated Darius’ army where
The plains of Marathon
The term for government by the people or rule by the many
Democracy
People captured by the Spartans were called
Helots
The term for government ruled by a few
Oligarchy
After the Peloponnesian War, what was the growing threat for the Greeks, from the north
Macedonian Empire
The site of the famous battle with 7000 Greeks (300 brave Spartans) against the Persians
Thermoplyae
What were the two most powerful city/states and what government did they use
Athens (democracy) and Sparta (oligarchy)
The term for a fortified area on the top of a hill, in Greece
Acropolis
What did the Athens,Sparta, and allies form
Delian League