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The first major battle in the Persian Wars, fought between Darius I and Athens
What is the battle of Marathon?
The leader of Athens during its Golden Age; he encouraged rebuilding, made political reforms, and supported the arts
Who was Pericles?
This disaster devastated Athens during the Peloponnesian War and resulted in the death of Pericles
What is plague?
This philosopher refused to be broken out of jail because he believed he must live a life that was an example and adhere to the justice of his city.
Who was Socrates?
This city-state sits landlocked on the Peloponnesian Isthmus
What is Sparta?
Before the rise of the Greek city-states, these two poems tell us something about what the Greeks believed
What are The Iliad and The Odyssey?
A priestess believed to receive cryptic messages from the god Apollo
Who was the Oracle of Delphi?
Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and Aristophanes are all examples of this
This philosopher was an early scientist, closely connected with the branch of philosophy known as “Natural Philosophy.”
Who was Aristotle?
This city-state sits 26.2 miles from the plains of Marathon
What is Athens?
The period in Athenian history when Pericles led and made reforms.
What is the Golden Age of Athens?
King of Persia during the second and third invasions of the Persian Wars; whipped the Hellespont
Who was Xerxes I?
This practice allowed Athenians to cast out people who were considered dangerous to the polis
What is ostracism?
This philosopher wrote “The Allegory of the Cave,” an image meant to represent the education of the soul toward knowledge.
Who was Plato?
This fortress-like city sits in the northern part of Asia Minor, near the Hellespont
What is Troy?
The final event on our Greek timeline (so far)
What are the writings of Plato and Aristotle?
A historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War
Who was Thucydides?
This large group of elders was composed of nobles, and ruled Sparta along with its two kings
What is an aristocratic council?
This philosopher believed that he was the only wisest man in Athens because “he knew that he knew nothing.”
Who was Socrates?
This island sits at the tip of the Italian boot
What is Sicily?
This event was begun in 776 as a festival to honor Zeus
What are the Olympic Games?
Comic playwright; he made fun of leaders and public figures; His satire of Socrates is used as evidence in court
Who was Aristophanes?
What are juries?
This philosopher wrote Dialogues in an attempt to display conversations that slowly drew nearer and nearer to the Truth.
Who was Plato?
This body of water separates the Greek mainland from Asia Minor
What is the Aegean Sea?