People
Greek god of the Sky "Chief god"
Zeus
Greece fought the Persian Wars against who?
Perisa
The Greek word for city state
Polis
god of the Seas
Poseidon
Famous Greek Philosopher who was "executed" for corrupting the youth of Athens
Socrates
The Climate of Greece is considered
Mild
The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between?
Athens & Sparta
Singing story tellers
Bards
goddess of Wisdom
Athena
Who was the ruler of Ancient Persia in the Persian Wars?
Xerxes
Aegean Sea
At what battle did 300 spartans hold back the Persian Army for days before they died?
Thermopylae
What was located at the center of many Greek towns surrounded by a fortified hill
Acropolis
god of the Sun
Apollo
The leader of Athens during their "golden age"
Pericles
Mediterranean Sea
Alexander the Great defeated 2 Empires what were they?
Egypt & Persia
A hereditary ruler exercised central power.
Monarchy
god of War
Ares
Who was Alexander the Great's Father
Philip II
Greece is part of what Penninsula
Balkan Penninsula
What was the name of the Greek Military formation & tatic
phalanx
Group of the most wealthy and privileged
Aristocracy
goddes of wild animals & the hunt
Artemis