City-States
This city-state was the first democracy in the world
What is Athens?
This battle fought between the Persians and Greeks in which the Athenians successfully defended against Xerxes and is now commonly known as a very long race.
What is The Battle of Marathon?
This greek philosopher is known for his triangular theorem
Who is Pythagoras?
This Greek god is the deity of Thunder and Lightning
Who is Zeus?
This child of Phillip II is famed for conquering the Persian Empire
Who is Alexander the Great?
This war-driven city-state defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta?
This was the battle between the Spartans and Persians in which Leonidas successfully snuck around the Persians to block off incoming soldiers
What is the battle of Thermopylae?
This philosopher was a student of Socrates and founded the first university in the world
Who is Plato?
This Greek god is the deity of the sun
Who is Apollo?
Alexander made his famous entrance into this city
What is Babylon?
This city-state was a very busy trade center, known for its domination of the Sargonic gulf and it's columns.
What is Corinth?
This was the failed last attempt to defend from the invading Macedonian king Phillip II
What is the Battle of Chaeronea?
This disciple of Plato invented formal logic and descriptive biology
Who is Aristotle?
This Greek god is the deity of metalworking and blacksmithing
Who is Hephaestus?
Alexander conquered this Persian king
Who is Darius III?
This is a city-state that was besieged for 10 years and eventually conquered by a Greek army led by King Agamemnon
What is Troy?
The Greek Navy successfully, though outnumbered, beat the Persians through ramming tactics lead by Themistocles
What is the Battle of Salamis?
This Greek philosopher said this quote "I am the wisest of the Greeks, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
Who is Socrates?
This individual is the daughter of Demeter and is stolen by Hades
Who is Persephone?
This was the last battle fought by Alexander's army
What is the Battle of the Hydaspes?
This greek city-state sided with the Persians during Xerxes' invasion
What is Thebes?
This was the last major battle of the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan navy upset the Athenians
What is The Battle of Aegospotami?
This Greek philosopher wrote the poem "On Nature" in which he asks "Is it, or is it not?"
Who is Parmenides?
This Greek god is the queen of the gods
Who is Hera?
Which advisor to Alexander took over Egypt after he died?
Who is Ptolemy?