Geography
The body of water that lies between mainland Greece and Asia Minor
The Aegean Sea
This city-state is considered to have had the best army
Sparta
The father of history
Herodotus
The first major battle of the Persian Wars in 490 BCE, which resulted in a surprising Greek victory
Marathon
The name of the island in which the Delian League was named after
Delos
The mountain where the gods are believed to live
Mount Olympus
This city-state had the best navy in ancient Greece
Athens
Considered to be the leader of Athens during its golden Age
Pericles
The Athenian Empire began as a confederation of allied city-states called what?
The Delian League
A skilled public speaker is called
an orator
A place like Sparta, which is surrounded by land, is said to be:
landlocked
The formation in which Greek armies fought in
Phalanx
The father of Medicine
Hippocrates
The Spartan King who led the Greek forces at the battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
The name of the Roman Emperor who banned the Olympic games.
Theodosius I
The Peninsula in southern Greece is called
The Peloponnesian Peninsula
Ancient Greek ship
triremes
The largest theatre built in Athens during its golden age was built in honor of this god.
Dionysus
King of Persia who led the second invasion of Greece during the Persian Wars
Xerxes
The year of the first modern Olympic Games was
1896
The large Greek island to the south of mainland Greece, in the Mediterranean
Crete
When an army surrounds an enemy's city, with the intent of starving them out
siege
The most famous comic playwright in Athens
Aristophanes
Large naval battle in which the Greeks were victorious
Salamis
The name of the Temple that Pericles built to honor Athene
The Parthenon