Persia
Sparta
Athens
Ancient Greece
Potpourri
100
The Persian King who invaded Greece and fought at the battle of Marathon
Who is Darius?
100
This Spartan king heroically led $7,000 soldiers at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Who is Leonidas?
100
This leader helped make Athens more democratic.
Who is Pericles?
100
This was the the primary way most Minoans earned a living.
What was trade?
100
This was the patron deity of Athens.
Who is Athena?
200
This Persian King built a strong Persian army and expanded the empire.
Who is Cyrus?
200
These were slaves in the Spartan city-state.
What are helots?
200
This was the main product Athens traded for with other city-states and colonies.
What is food and/or grain.
200
The Mycenaeans learned this important skill from the Minoans.
What is navigating using the stars?
200
These Greek soldiers formed the basis for their armies.
Who are hoplites?
300
This Persian king invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis.
Who is Xerxes?
300
This formed the basis for the Spartan economy.
What is farming/agriculture?
300
This Greek tyrant ended farmers' debt, freed enslaved Greeks, and opened the assembly to all male citizens.
Who is Solon?
300
This alphabet served as the basis for the Greek alphabet.
What is Phoenician?
300
This disaster helped lead to Athen's defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
What is a plague?
400
This king burned a deserted Athens but was unable to control it.
Who is Xerxes?
400
Sparta was finally able to defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War with help from this country's navy.
Who is Persia?
400
10 Athenian generals were appointed by the Athenian assembly to do this.
What is to carry out the assembly's laws?
400
The first Greek colonies were established for this reason.
What is to supply food to the mainland?
400
These 1,000 loyal soldiers protected the Persian king.
Who are the Immortals?
500
This title was given to Cyrus for allowing the Jews to return to Israel.
What is messiah?
500
These five people were elected by the Spartan council to enforce laws and manage tax collection.
Who are ephors?
500
This Greek tyrant became popular by giving land to landless farmers.
Who is Peisistratus?
500
The 300 year Greek Dark Age is called that for this reason.
What is the economy collapsed and people stopped writing?
500
This symbol represented the god Hermes.
What is a caduceus?