This was the man who founded the Persian Empire. He also conquered the Babylonians and was a very kind man.
Who is Cyrus the Great.
100
The people conquered by the Persians were allowed to keep these things as long as they promised to be loyal to the empire.
What are their leaders and their religion.
100
This Greek city-state was the birthplace of Democracy.
What is Athens, Greece.
100
During the Persian Wars, the name of this famous battle later on became a sport.
What is the Battle of Marathon.
100
The Greeks gave America it's form of Democracy. However, America was also influenced by this other civilization when it comes to the government.
What is the Roman Empire.
200
This historian was considered one of the first true historians, who wrote the book “The Persian Wars”.
Who is Herodotus.
200
This was almost unheard of in the Persian Empire.
What is slavery.
200
Greece was a pretty good place to live. You were considered a citizen as long as you weren’t one these kind of people.
What is a woman or a slave.
200
The Persian wars began because the Greeks supported these people, who wished to rebel against the Persians.
Who are the Ionian Greeks,
200
The Greeks prospered in art during their Golden Age. However, they also did unfavorable pagan things to discriminate these people.
Who are the Christians.
300
This man was the son of Cyrus the Great and expanded the Persian Empire East to the Indus Valley and West to Egypt.
Who is Darius.
300
This monotheistic religion was practiced by the Persians.
What is Zoroastrianism.
300
This city-state in Greece did not embrace Democracy. They were warriors who could be either men or woman.
What is the city-state of Sparta.
300
The Persians Wars went on for this many years, beginning in 490 BC.
What is 10 years.
300
The Persian Empire is still mentioned in the modern era. It can be seen in movies such as this.
What is the movie "300."
400
These two philosophers were both Greek.
Who is Plato and Socrates.
400
The Persian Empire became this kind of model for all empires, except for the Mongols.
What is a Land Base Model for Empires.
400
This place in Athens went from being a church, to being a mosque, and to being an armory.
What is the Parthenon.
400
According to Herodotus, at the battle of Thermopile, the Spartans faced this many Perisians in battle.
What is 5 million.
400
The US put a ban on Persian rugs because these people were the ones who made them.
Who are children.
500
This man led two major campaigns against the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
Who is Xerxes.
500
Herodotus referred to this when he said “They are stayed neither by snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor darkness, from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed”.
What is the Persian mail delivery system.
500
From Athens came these two pieces of culture.
What is philosophy and art.
500
After winning the war against the Persians, the people of the city-states started to consider themselves as these types of people.
What are Greeks.
500
Mr. K said "This man was a short, fat, bearded man" instead of being "lean and good looking".