Polis Power
Athens
recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more.
Apollo
Known as the "father of Western philosophy," he used a method of questioning called the Socratic method to challenge assumptions and stimulate critical thinking.
Socrates
This famed philosopher and author of The Republic was a student of Socrates, and taught Alexander.
Who was Aristotle?
The Persian king Alexander defeated in major battles at Issus and Gaugamela.
Who was Darius III?
This open market and meeting place was a central part of every Greek city-state.
What is the agora?
god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera
Ares
founded the Academy in Athens and explored topics like justice and the ideal state in his work The Republic.
Plato
The name of Alexander's father, who developed the phalanx formation and united Greece.
Who was Philip II of Macedon?
This battle saw 300 Spartans hold off a massive Persian army at a narrow pass.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This is the city-state that was known for its strong military discipline, training its male citizens from a very young age.
Sparta
goddess associated with wisdom, warfare
Athena
Best known for the Pythagorean theorem, he was also a key figure in early Greek philosophy and mathematics.
Pythagoras
This Persian capital city was burned to the ground by Alexander after a drunken party.
Persepolis
The Persian invasion was repelled by the Athenians at this battle, famously commemorated by the long-distance run of Pheidippides.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
This Athenian statesman was the leader of Athens during its "Golden Age" and helped rebuild the city after the Persian Wars.
Who is Pericles?
protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
Poseidon
He's known as the "father of science" and "father of western logic" for his pioneering work in formal logic, scientific disciplines, and the classification of plants and animals.
Aristotle
Alexander kept a copy of this epic poem and a dagger under his pillow for comfort.
Homer's Iliad
This was the name for a Greek foot soldier who fought primarily with a spear and shield.
What is a hoplite?
This war pitted Athens and its allies against Sparta and its allies, and it ended with Sparta as the victor.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Zeus
Founder of Epicureanism, a philosophy that sought a life of pleasure through moderation and absence of fear.
Epicurus
The ancient kingdom in the northern part of the Greek peninsula that was Alexander's homeland.
What is Macedonia?
This famous rectangular mass military formation was heavily used by ancient Greek armies.
What is a phalanx?