Greece & Persia
Sparta & Athens
Alexander the Great
Greek Achievements
Wild Card
100
One of the present day locations that made up Ancient Persia.
What is most of southwest Asia (Asia Minor, Libya, Iran, Afghanistan)?
100
The name of the wars fought between the city-states of Sparta & Athens. Sparta won; they became the strongest city-state of Greece.
What were the Peloponnesian Wars?
100
He was the son of Philip II.
Who was Alexander the Great?
100
This word is used to refer to Greek ideas and culture after the death of Alexander the Great.
What is "Hellenistic"?
100
This is an alliance.
What is agreement to work together?
200
The name for the governors of the Persian provinces.
Who were the satraps?
200
This city state was the birth place of democracy.
What is the Athens?
200
Alexander the Great used this military formation to defeat his enemies.
What was the phalanx?
200
Plato was this during his life.
What is a philosopher?
200
The most famous of all Greek philosophers. He was put to death because he was corrupting the youth of Athens and ignoring religious tradition.
Who was Socrates?
300
He led a revolt against the Medes, his victory marked the beginning of the Persian Empire.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
300
This city-state became the most influential of the Delian League.
What was Athens?
300
These ideas were spread throughout the known world by Alexander the Great.
What are Hellenistic ideas?
300
This ancient cultures statues were very realistic.
What is Greek?
300
According to Greek philosophers, this was the more important than anything else in the world.
What is use the human mind to think and understand?
400
This was one improvement Darius made to the Persian empire.
What is he built roads, a new capital, and spread his empire?
400
This city-state most important aspect of life was preparing for war.
What was Sparta?
400
Alexander the Great admire this countries cultures and ideas.
What was Greece?
400
A famous Greek playwright with name that begin with "s".
Who is Sophocles?
400
A famous Greek mathematician.
Who is Euclid?
500
This was the most important reason Cyrus the Great was such a great ruler.
What is he allowed the people defeated to keep their own cultures and traditions?
500
This is one the most famous structures in the world; it was built in Athens in 400 BC.
What is the Parthenon?
500
This is when his exhausted troops refused to fight anymore.
What happened after Alexander and his army crossed the Indus River in India?
500
The Hellenistic Culture influenced the building of the ancient world's largest library in this ancient city.
What is Alexandria, Egypt?
500
A famous Greek doctor; his ideas led to a current oath taken by all doctors.
Who was Hippocrates?
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