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Geography of Greece
Wars
Greek Government
100
This Persian ruler had a powerful cavalry that charged at shot enemies with arrows.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
100
Stories that explained why natural or historical events happened.
What is mythology?
100
What is the landform that covers most of Greece?
What are mountains?
100
Series of wars between Persia and Greece
What are the Persian Wars?
100
Government in which the people rule.
What is democracy?
200
Greek philosopher who taught using questions.
Who is Socrates?
200
Fables are different from myths because fables
What is "teach lessons about life"? (or use animals to teach lessons)
200
In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large
What is a peninsula?
200
From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be
What are soldiers (warriors)?
200
Government in which a few people have power.
What is an oligarchy?
300
Hellenistic culture was spread throughout the empire by this military leader.
Who is Alexander the Great?
300
Temple dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
300
Due to difficult mountain travel, Greeks became expert
What are shipbuilders (or traders)?
300
A group of warriors that stood close together
What is a phalanx?
300
The citizens of early democracy voted by this method.
What is raising their hands (or secret ballots)?
400
Darius’s son who was NOT successful in conquering Greece.
Who is Xerxes I?
400
Greek thinker who believed people should live lives of moderation, based on reason.
Who is Aristotle?
400
The first culture to develop in Greece.
What are the Minoans?
400
This city-state eventually won the Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta?
400
This type of democracy was created by the founders of the United States.
What is a representative democracy?
500
Greek (blind) poet who was thought to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
500
Famous Greek mathematician who studied geometry.
Who is Euclid?
500
This piece of land is the southernmost part of Greece.
What is the Peloponnesus?
500
The "Odyssey" tells the story of Odysseus as he tries to come home from THIS war.
What is the Trojan War?
500
This powerful tyrant ruled by force in ancient Athens.
Who is Peisistratus?