PEOPLE
One of the great philosophers of ancient Greece. He famously chose execution over banishment after receiving the charge of "corrupting the youth of Athens".
Who is Socrates?
Known for its democratic government and powerful navy.
What is Athens?
These wars were fought due to Athenian and Eritrean meddling in Persian conquests on the Ionian coast.
What are the Persian Wars?
This type of government is the rule of the people.
What is democracy?
What is Philosophy?
The great statesman of Athens during the Golden Age of Greece. He brought flourishing in the arts and economic prosperity to Athens.
Who is Pericles?
Known for its warrior ethos and oligarchic government.
What is Sparta?
This war was fought between Athens and Sparta and effectively ended the Athenian Golden Age.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This type of government is the rule of a king or queen.
What is a Monarchy?
This term refers to the Greek city-state.
What is Polis?
The son of Darius the Great. He set out to finish his father's work by invaded Greece a second time.
Who is Xerxes?
The first of the Greek civilizations. It was a powerful monarchy that came into contact with the Trojans and the Minoans.
What is Mycenae?
This battle resulted in a Greek victory at sea and ultimately saved Greece from Persian dominance.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
This was considered the good form of democracy, which consisted of elected representatives rather than direct vote.
What is a Republic/Representative Democracy?
A narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds.
What is an Epic?
He was a great storyteller known for the Iliad and Odyssey, both recounting narrative of the Trojan War.
Who is Homer?
This was the headquarters of an alliance that included Athens, which was later moved.
What is Delos?
These were citizen soldiers who bought their own armor and weapons. As a result, they were often more heavily-armored than their Persian enemies.
Who are Hoplites?
The tyrant Draco enacted harsh laws during his rule over Athens. Who was the tyrant who came after him and helped to establish Athenian democracy?
Who is Solon?
The fortified hilltop of a city where citizens gathered to discuss government.
What is the Acropolis?
He was the king of Sparta who was slain along with the 300.
Who is Leonidas?
The Athenian expedition to this city-state ended in a disastrous defeat for the Athenian army in the Peloponnesian War.
What is Syracuse?
This battle formation helped Greeks hold the line by forming a wall of spears and shields.
What is the Phalanx?
This was considered a good form of governance by the nobility.
What is an Aristocracy?
This was the singular figure who would forcibly gain power and rule alone.
What is a Tyrant?