Rulers
Types of Government
Philosophy, Drama, Art
Persia
Greece
100
Was famous for his tolerance and diversity
Who is Cyrus
100
The king often rules with the help of a council of nobles.
What is a Monarchy
100
Lovers of wisdom
What is a philosopher
100
A road that spanned 1,677 miles in the Persian Empire
What is the Royal Road?
100
City-State that had the strongest navy
What is Athens
200
Is as famous for his extraordinary skills as a government administrator as for his military conquests
Darius
200
City states ruled by rich landowners
What is Aristocracy
200
A type of drama with slapstick situations and crude humor
What is comedy
200
The monotheistic religion of Persia
What is Zoroastrianism.
200
The most powerful fighting force in the ancient world
What is phalanx
300
The son of Philip II who became the king of Macedonia and then invaded Greece and Persia.
Who is Alexander the Great
300
A small group rules. Sparta was one of these.
What is an oligarchy
300
Philosopher believed that absolute standards exist for truth and justice
Who is Socrates
300
A governor who ruled locally throughout the Persian Empire
What is a satrap
300
One of the reasons it was difficult to unify Greece
What is the mountain ranges
400
Ruler who succeeded Cyrus. He scorned the Egyptian religion and burned images of Egyptian Gods.
Who is Cambyses
400
A strong individual seized power and rules alone
What is tyranny
400
Art that uses harmony, order, balance, and proportion.
What is classical art
400
Macedonian leader who eventually invaded Persia
Who is Alexander the Great
400
The Greeks, including the Spartan 300, unified to defeat this group before the “Golden Age” of Greece.
Who is the Persians
500
Ruler of Athens during its Golden Age
Who is Pericles
500
Rule by the people. Athens had this type of Government
What is Democracy
500
A serious drama about common themes
What is a tragedy
500
King who was defeated by Alexander the Great
Who is Darius III
500
Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic (Greek) civilization.
What is Alexandria.
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