Thermopylae
This king led the Greek army at Thermopylae.
Who is Leonidas?
This word means to imitate or copy.
What is emulate?
These 2 dynasties are considered classical Indian empires.
What are the Maurya and Gupta Dynasties?
Athens chose this form of government that we use today in America.
What is Democracy?
The Greeks lost the art of this for over 400 year.
What is writing?
This city, located 26 miles from Athens was the site of a battle between the Persians and the Athenians.
What is Marathon?
This word means city.
What is polis?
The Qin and Han empires are considered classical by this culture.
What is the Chinese culture?
Sparta had this type of government.
What is an Oligarchy?
This blind poet gave us the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who was Homer?
Spartan mothers used to say this to their sons when they gave them their shield.
What is, "come back with your shield or on it"?
This word means people from another place who are considered rude and uncivilized.
Who are barbarians?
Greece and this empire are considered classical by Western Civilization.
What is Rome?
In Sparta only these 2 groups of people were honored with grave markers.
Who are soldiers who died in battle and women who died in childbirth?
We used to think this city was only a story until it was discovered about 150 years ago.
What is Troy?
Greek soldiers were called this, which came from the name of their shields.
What is a Helot?
This word means having to do with farming.
What is agriculture?
This is what we call the past civilizations that we emulate.
What are classical civilizations?
In Athens, only free men over 30 and who were born in Greece could one of these.
What is a citizen?
The Greeks said this was a gift to Troy, but secretly hid soldiers in it?
What is a wooden horse?
This Athenian commanded the Greek fleet.
Who is Themistocles?
This word means something that serves as a model or basis for later things that come after it.
What is a classic?
To emulate something means this.
What is to imitate or copy?
This sea to the east of mainland Greece was vital to its survival.
What is the Aegean Sea?
The Greeks used these stories to explain the mysteries of life.
What are myths?