Vocabulary
Famous Figures
Military Concepts
City States
Epic Troy
100
A government ruled by the people
What is democracy?
100
This Greek is credited for having laid the foundation for Athenian democracy
Who was Solon?
100
Greek society was dependent on the labor and service of these people who were considered property
What is a helot?
100
This early Ancient Greek civilization was located on the island of Crete
What is the Minoan Civilization?
100
The god like warrior featured in the epic poem The Iliad
Who is Achilles
200
Fortified area,usually located at the top of a hill
What is an acropolis?
200
The Persian ruler who was defeated by the Greeks at Marathon
Who is Darius?
200
Greek infantry soldier
What is a hoplite?
200
This ancient city was so beautiful, even those who conquered refused to destroy it
What is Athens?
200
The sun god worshiped by the Trojans
Who is Apollo?
300
An open area that served as a market and place of commerce
What is an agora?
300
This Persian ruler led an army into Greece, but was defeated by the Athenian navy
Who was Xerxes?
300
The military institution for males in Ancient Sparta
What is the Agoge?
300
Greek women were granted more civil liberties in this Greek city state than anywhere else in the Peloponnese
What is Sparta?
300
The brave Trojan prince whom accidentally kills Patroclus
Who is Hector?
400
The process for banning ambitious politicians from the city of Athens by popular vote
What is ostracism?
400
This Greek helped to expand Athens and usher in the classical period
Who is Pericles?
400
The nature of the relationships between younger and older males in Ancient Sparta
What is pederastic?
400
This powerful early Greek city state is known for conquering much of the early Greek settlements and is the primary antagonist of Homer's epic poem The Iliad
What is Mycenae
400
The face that launched 1,000 ships
Who is Helen of Troy?
500
Council of elders in Ancient Sparta
Who were the Ephors?
500
This Athenian general persuaded the Athenian government to build a naval fleet of trireems
Who is Themistocles?
500
The primary weapon of a Greek soldier fighting in a phalanx formation
What is a spear?
500
This neighbor to the north eventually conquered Ancient Greece and ended the freedoms & civil liberties of its citizens
What is Macedonia?
500
"I have brought all of Greece to your shores. Surrender, and not more Trojans shall die"
Who is Agamemnon?