Battles
Life Style
Rebel
Sparta
Athens
100
Who did Persia defeat to win its independence?
Medes
100
Why was Zoroastrianism so popular in Persia for so many years?
The religion made sense to the Persians.
100
Why did Darius become so upset with the Greeks?
Some Greeks helped others rebel against Persia.
100
At what age were Spartan men done serving in the army?
60
100
Would Sparta boys or Athenian boys have a more interesting childhood?
Athenian boys
200
Which two battles show Greek's power and cleverness in defeating Xerxes I?
Salamis and Plataea
200
Why did Darius fill Persia's capital city with gold, silver, and beautiful artwork?
He wanted the city to reflect the glory of the empire.
200
Which place did Alexander conquer without fighting a battle?
Egypt
200
What might have happened if Sparta let its army become weak?
Slaves may have rebelled
200
Athenians believed that studying ______________ made people better citizens.
the arts
300
What allowed Philip of Macedonia to easily conquer the Greeks?
The Greeks did not unite to fight.
300
Cyrus the Great is considered the founder of the ___________ Empire
Persian
300
Alexander died at the age of 33 after....
he got sick in Babylon
300
Helots were an important part of the _________ society.
Spartan
300
Women in which culture had more freedom?
Spartan
400
In 480 BC, ____________ tired to conquer Greece again.
Xerxes
400
The spread of the ___________ culture brought Greek customs to new parts of the world.
Hellenistic
400
This person what sentenced to death because of his ideas.
Socrates
400
Darius helped improve what while he was a leader?
roads
400
Early philosophers were the first to do what?
explain events without the "gods"
500
Alexander was buried in __________
Egypt
500
Greek painters painted scenes on what?
Vases
500
Alexander's most important accomplishment was what?
expanding his empire
500
How many years did men spend in the military?
Until they were 60
500
How many years did men serve in the military?
2
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