People
The name of people who inhabit the Greek empire.
What are Greeks.
An empire with city-states, such as Athens & Sparta; this empire has multiple islands & peninsulas.
What is Greece.
A piece of land surrounded on three (3) sides by water.
What is a peninsula.
The largest sea touching Greece, located south.
What is the Mediterranean Sea.
This crop grows abundantly in Greece; also known for making olive oil.
What are olives.
The people who lived in Sparta.
What are Spartans.
An empire east of Greece; attempts to take control of Greece but fails to after the Persian Wars.
What is Persia.
A religion practiced in Persia; pre-dates Judaism, Christianity & Islam.
What is Zoroastrianism.
This sea is located east of Greece, in between Greece & Persia.
What is the Aegean Sea.
This fruit is a crop of Greece; also known for making wine.
What are grapes.
The people who lived in Athens.
What are Athenians.
An independent Greek city-state with a strong military, also known as Spartans.
A series of battles fought between the Greeks & Persian army & navy. Greece eventually wins & is free from Persian control.
What are the Persian Wars.
The sea located west of Greece, between Greece & Italy.
What is the Ionian Sea.
This animal is used for its wool coat & to help graze on the side of mountains.
What are sheep.
The Persian ruler who was tolerant of different religions & attempted to conquer Greece.
Who is Darius I.
An independent Greek city-state that invented modern-day democracy.
What is Athens.
This term originates from the Battle of Marathon, where a Spartan ran 26.2 miles to warn the citizens of Sparta the Persian army was advancing towards the city.
What is a marathon.
This empire is located directly south of Greece, with the Mediterranean Sea between it & Greece.
What is Egypt.
The type of exploring the Greeks had to use in order to find natural resources they lacked, such as grain & metals.
What is sailing.
The son of Darius I & ruler of Persia; marched to Greece by foot & sailed to the south to trap the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Who is Xerxes.
The capital city of Persia.
What is Persepolis.
An independent Greek area that grew as one culture & government identity, such as Athens & Sparta.
What is a city-state.
The continent that Greece is on.
What is Europe.
This animals was used not only for its fur, but also for its milk & cheese.
What are goats.