The father of Democracy.
Who was Cleisthenes?
The first battle of the Persian War took place here.
Where is Marathon?
Ancient Athenians voted for their governor in this manner.
What is raising their hands?
A unit of soldiers mounted on horses.
What is a Cavalry?
When talking about time, this the initialism for Before the Common Era.
What is B.C.E.?
The Persian leader who made 4 improvements to Persia.
Who was Daruis?
Xerxes found this near Thermopylae to defeat Leonidas.
What is a secret mountain pass?
A new religion that arose during the reign of Darius.
What is Zoroastrianism?
A series of wars between Persia and Greece beginning in 490 BCE.
What were the Persian Wars?
The year the Peloponnesian War ended.
When is 404 B.C.E.?
A strong leader who overthrew the oligarchy in Athens in 546 BC.
Who was Peisistratus?
This became the new capital of Persia at around 521 BCE.
What is Persepolis?
Two pieces of armour or weapons of the Spartan army.
What are a large bronze helmet and a round shield.
Rule by one leader through the use of force.
What is Tyranny?
This is the calendar that the United States uses.
What is Gregorian?
The rulers of ancient Persia in order.
Who were Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, Xerxes
Sparta was located in this region in the southern Peloponnese.
Where is Laconia?
The name for Darius’s governors.
What were Satraps?
In this type of government all citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.
What is Representative Democracy?
He was made archon of Athens in 525 B.C.E.
Who is Cleisthenes?
The person who ran from Marathon to Athens.
Who is Pheidippides?
The four territories Cyrus conquered.
What are Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Lycia?
He was the leader who fought against his opponents and gained power over Persia.
Who was Daruis?
In ancient Greece, this was a meeting for the public discussion of some particular topic.
What is the Symposium?
In 499-493 BCE, this conflict caused the Persian Wars.
What is the Ionian Revolt?