Historians
This historian is often called the 'father of history' and wrote extensively on the Persian Wars.
Herodotus
This term refers to a Greek city-state, such as Athens or Sparta.
polis
He led the Athenian army to victory at Marathon
Miltiades
This mountainous terrain led to the development of independent city-states.
Greek geography?
This empire was the major power east of Greece by 500 BC.
Persian Empire
Greek city-states shared this common language and religion.
Hellenic culture?
This historian was critical of Herodotus for being inaccurate and overly influenced by Athenians.
Thucydides
Name of Xerxes personal bodyguards - given this name as their numbers always stayed at 1000.
The Immortals
He commanded the Spartans at Thermopylae
Leonidas
This city-state dominated the Attica region.
Athens
This city-state led the Peloponnesian League
Sparta
This historian described the Greek way of life as a “common way of life.”
Herodotus
He was a playwright, not a historian, but his play *The Persians* gives insight into the Battle of Salamis.
Who is Aeschylus
This Athenian assembly was open to all male citizens.
the Ecclesia
Athenian politician and naval general responsible for 'the wooden wall'
Themistocles
This city-state controlled Laconia and later Messenia
Sparta
This Greek city had the strongest navy by 480 BC.
Athens
Many exiled Greek politicians fled to this empire.
Persian Empire
This historian wrote biographies of key Greek figures like Themistocles and Aristides.
Who is Plutarch
These were the five overseers elected annually in Sparta
Ephors
Known as 'the Just', his ostracism allowed Themistocles to push forward with his build of the Athenian Navy
Aristides 'the just'
The term used by Greeks to refer to themselves collectively.
Hellenes
He unified the Medes and Persians and started the Achaemenid dynasty.
Cyrus the Great
This was the Persian policy regarding local customs in conquered territories.
tolerance or autonomy
Though not all of his works are verified, his school produced 'The Athenian Constitution'
Aristotle
This alliance of Greek states formed to resist Persia.
the Hellenic League
A tyrant of Miletus and key instigator of the Ionian Revolt.
Aristagoras
This region was part of Persia by 500 BC and home to many Ionian Greeks.
Asia Minor
These Greek city-states were the first to resist Persian demands for submission.
Athens & Sparta
Persian contact led to the adoption of this governance model in Ionia post-revolt.
democracy
This Roman biographer from the 1st century BC is a less prominent source for this period.
Cornelius Nepos
This magistrate had military responsibilities in Athens
Polemarch archon
The satrap of Sardis and brother of Darius
Artaphernes
By 500 BC, this empire covered 5.5 million square kilometres.
What is the Persian Empire?
This alliance was created by Persia’s enemies
Hellenic League
Contact with Persia led to this political development in Athens.
Increased democratic reform or political awareness