Geography
Rulers
War
Hodge Podge
Vocabulary
100
This is the place where the Greek fleet attacked the Persian fleet.
What is the Strait of Salamis?
100
This is the name of the Persian ruler that united Persians into a powerful kingdom from 559 BC to 530 BC.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
100
This was the location of the Battle of Marathon.
What is Marathon?
100
This is the team that the Cardinals be playing tonight in the National League Division Series.
Who are the Pittsburgh Pirates?
100
In a _____________ democracy, people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters.
What is direct?
200
This is the name of the sea that lies between Persia and Greece.
What is the Aegean Sea?
200
This is the name of the King that reorganized the Persian government into 20 satrapies.
Who is King Darius?
200
The winners of the Battle of Marathon.
Who are the Athenians?
200
The raising of this angered the Persian citizens and caused them to rebel, which ended up causing the Persian empire to fall.
What are taxes?
200
In a ___________ democracy, citizens choose a smaller group to make decisions on their behalf.
What is representative?
300
The number of miles that the messenger named Pheidippides ran to announce Victory to the Athenians.
What is about 25-26 miles?
300
This is the name of Darius's son who ruled after his death.
Who is Xerxes?
300
These two forces joined together to fight off the Persians in 480 BC.
Who are the Athenians and Spartans?
300
Mr. Leslie coaches this high school sport.
What is wrestling?
300
People who think and ponder questions of life.
What are philosophers?
400
This is the location where the Greek army crushed the Persian Army in 479 BC.
What is Platea?
400
This is the name of the league that Athens joined in order to gain protection.
What is the Delian League
400
The war that broke out between the Athenians and the Spartans in 431 BC?
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
The continent that Greece is currently located in.
What is Europe?
400
A term used to describe the 20 city states under King Darius.
What are Satrapies?
500
After being defeated in the Strait of Salamis the Persians burned this Greek city.
What is Athens?
500
This was name of the leading figure in Athenian politics from 461 BC to 429 BC.
Who is Pericles?
500
They won the Peloponnesian War.
What are the Spartans?
500
A twinkie is made up of 68% of this.
What is air?
500
This was the name of the Persian religion.
What is Zoroastrianism?
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