People
Geography
Gov't & War
Vocabulary
Dates & Time
100
The father of Democracy.
Who was Cleisthenes?
100
The first battle of the Persian War took place here.
Where is Marathon?
100
Ancient Athenians voted for their governor in this manner.
What is raising their hands?
100
A unit of soldiers mounted on horses.
What is a Cavalry?
100
When talking about time, this the initialism for Before the Common Era.
What is B.C.E.?
200
The Persian leader who made 4 improvements to Persia.
Who was Daruis?
200
Xerxes found this near Thermopylae to defeat Leonidas.
What is a secret mountain pass?
200
A new religion that arose during the reign of Darius.
What is Zoroastrianism?
200
A series of wars between Persia and Greece beginning in 490 BCE.
What were the Persian Wars?
200
The year the Peloponnesian War ended.
When is 404 B.C.E.?
300
A strong leader who overthrew the oligarchy in Athens in 546 BC.
Who was Peisistratus?
300
This became the new capital of Persia at around 521 BCE.
What is Persepolis?
300
Two pieces of armour or weapons of the Spartan army.
What are a large bronze helmet and a round shield.
300
Rule by one leader through the use of force.
What is Tyranny?
300
This is the calendar that the United States uses.
What is Gregorian?
400
The rulers of ancient Persia in order.
Who were Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, Xerxes
400
Sparta was located in this region in the southern Peloponnese.
Where is Laconia?
400
The name for Darius’s governors.
What were Satraps?
400
In this type of government all citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.
What is Representative Democracy?
400
He was made archon of Athens in 525 B.C.E.
Who is Cleisthenes?
500
The person who ran from Marathon to Athens.
Who is Pheidippides?
500
The four territories Cyrus conquered.
What are Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Lycia?
500
He was the leader who fought against his opponents and gained power over Persia.
Who was Daruis?
500
In ancient Greece, this was a meeting for the public discussion of some particular topic.
What is the Symposium?
500
In 499-493 BCE, this conflict caused the Persian Wars.
What is the Ionian Revolt?