Geography
A piece of land nearly surrounded by water.
Peninsula
They were the two main city-states that fought each other in the Peloponesian War.
Athens and Sparta
He was the father of Alexander.
King Phillip II
He was the Greek messenger who raced from the site of Marathon to Athens, with the news of an important Greek victory over an invading army of Persians in 490 B.C.
Pheidippides
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment, "lovers of wisdom"
Philosopher
A narrow water passage.
Strait
This was the Spartans type of government. Ruled by a few.
Oligarchy
Alexander was from this country.
Macedonia
This philosopher was once a tutor for Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
A story meant to teach a lesson.
Fable
It is theorized that the volcanic eruption from the island of Thera would create this and cripple the Minoan civilization.
Tsunami
An alliance of ancient Greek city-states formed in 478–77 BCE to defend the city-states against Persia.
Delian League
This was the name of Alexander's horse.
Bucephalus
He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Homer
A professional teacher in ancient Greece.
Sophist
This was the capital city of the Minoan culture.
Knossos
A Persian religion based on the belief of one god.
Zoroastrianism
The city where Alexander the Great died.
Babylon
An Athenian stonemason and philosopher, he questioned everything. All that we know of him came from his pupil Plato.
Socrates
What were the two types of Greek drama?
Tragedy and Comedy
An individual Greek city-state.
Polis
Athens would win this naval battle over a much larger Persian fleet.
Strait of Salamis
The time period after Alexander's death during witch Greek culture spread through the known world.
Hellenistic Era
Considered the greatest historian of the ancient world. He saw war and politics as the activities of humans, not gods.
Thucydides
A tall ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.
Amphora