Who's Who
A series of dynasties founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C.
The Persian Empire
What covers most of Greece’s mainland?
Mountains
Who is one of the three major players of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars?
- The Persian Empire
- Sparta
- Athens
God of storms, lightning & the sky
Zeus
Alexander the Great's father was the ruler of which kingdom?
Macedon (Macedonia)
King created a vast empire that stretched from Macedonia to Egypt and from Greece to part of India
Alexander the Great
What is one effect of Greece's abundance of water?
Many people made a living from the seas – fishing, trade, etc
What form of government did Athens have?
Democracy
Goddess of marriage, childbirth, & family
Hera
Which city did Alexander create in Egypt?
Alexanderia
Greek philosopher whose teaching method consisted of asking continuous questions
Socrates
The Minoans made significant contributions to which fields? (Name 1)
- Art
- Architecture
-Maritime Trade
Where did Leonidas and the Spartans hold off the Persians for seven days?
Thermopylae
God of light, archery, medicine, prophecy, music, the sun
Apollo
Which country did Alexander the Great reach in 326 B.C.?
India
Persian king who an invasion of Greece to avenge the empire’s previous defeat
Xerxes
The Dorian period is also known as the what?
Greece's Dark Age
Who won the Battle of Salamis?
The Greeks
God of merchants, thieves, boundaries, and roads
Name one of two countries that Alexander captured in 332 B.C
-South Syria
-Egypt
Spartan king who assembled an army of 300 elite warriors to support Athens
Leonidas
What is one action that the Ionians take to reintroduce culture in Greece after the Dorian period?
- Reintroduced writing, adopting the Phoenician alphabet and adapting it to suit the Greek language
- Revolutionized communication and preserved historical records, heralding the era of Greek literature
What did Xerxes and his army have to cross in order to reach mainland Europe?
The Hellespont
Goddess of home and hearth
Hestia
What term refers to the period of time and culture after Alexander's conquest of Greece?
Hellenistic