Ancient Greece
What were the two major city states in Greece?
Athens and Sparta
Persians based their empire on what? It was the opposite of the Assyrians
Kindness and Tolerence
Assyrians are a ________________ people
Clay soldiers created to protect the first emperor in his afterlife
Terracotta Warriors
The Greek fighting formation is known as
The Phalanx Formation
What dynasty did China unify under?
Qin Dynasty
Who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Thermopylae
King Leonidas and 300 Spartans
Cyrus the Great was a Persian Ruler who was known as kind and tolerant. He even let the _________ return to their homeland
Jews/Hebrews
One of the Assyrian Weapons they would use to break down walls was the
Battering ram
Filial Peity is ?
Respect toward ones ancestors/parents and honoring them after their deaths
This individual invented a harsh code of laws in Ancient Greece. Known for their brutal punishment.
Droco (Dracovian Laws)
Persia expanded to what 3 continents
Africa, Asia and Europe
What did Alexander do to the city of thebes who rebelled against Macedonian rule?
Destroyed it.
Zoroastrianism is the religion practiced by the Persians. It is the first..?
Monotheistic religion in the world
Assyrians required conquered peoples to pay tribute. What is tribute
Payment for protection or payment to show dependence on country
Confucias said that society could be restored through what?
Relationships: The 5 Basic relationships
The Greeks are surrounded by sea?
The Mediterranean Sea
What city was built in Egypt and named after Alexander the Great? What is the city famous for?
Alexandria: The Light house of Alexandria
Homer wrote two epic poems called the
Iliad and the Odyssey
Darius the Great and Xerxes both had the same goal and failed what was their goal?
To conquer Greece
The Assyrians defeated which civilization and displaced placed them?
Judah and Israel (Hebrews/Jews)
The belief that the government should control all of your actions is ?
Legalism
The spreading of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and Indian culture throughout the Ancient world was known as ?
The Hellenistic age/period
Why is a Marathon called a Marathon?
Because Pheidippides ran 26 miles to warn athens that the Persians are coming
What was the name of the War between the Delian league (Athens) and the Peloponessian league (Sparta)
The Peloponessian War
Darius had a collection of spies throughout the empire. His spies would be known as...?
The Kings Eyes and Ears
Assyrians would be conquered by the Babylonians. The Babylonians would then be conquered by who?
The Persians
The name of the first chinese emperor. Had ordered the creation of the Great Wall of China and unified China.
Shi Huangdi
Who were the first Greeks?
Myceneans
What is an Empire?
Several countries under the rule of 1 leader.