Rulers
Who was Darius?
King of the Persians, succeeded Cambyses but NOT his son, tried to conquer Greece
Date for first Olympic games
776 B.C.
Dark Age of Greece
1200-800 B.C.
Polis
Greek for city/city-state
Oracles
Prophets of the gods, most famous Delphi
Who was Xerxes?
Persian king, succeeded Darius, tried to conquer Greece
Reforms Of Solon
594 B.C.
Archaic Age of Greece
800-480 B.C.
Oikos
Greek for household
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle with 300 spartans
Who was Pisistratus?
Tyrant of Athens
Kingdom of Judah falls to Babylon
587 B.C.
Battle of Marathon
490 B.C.
Thresketa
Religion
Strategoi
Military general
What is an Archon?
1 of the 3 chief magistrates in ancient Athens (I think there's 3)
Cyrus the Great founds the Persian Empire
550 B.C.
Battle of Thermopylae and Salamis
480 B.C.
Lycurgus
Lawgiver of Sparta
Cambyses
Crazy/insane leader of the Persians
Who was Croesus, and what was his connection to Cyrus?
Croesus was conquered by Cyrus, and became his servant/counsel.
Cleisthenes founds Athenian Democracy
508 B.C.
Plague of Athens
430 B.C.
Pericles
Made Athens stronger in Democracy, pushed Athens into golden age
Leonidas
King off Sparta, died at Thermopylae