Greece is this, a body of land with water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
These are three notable rulers of ancient Persia in the correct order.
Who are Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes?
100
This statesmen and general was a very popular figure in Ancient Athens following war versus Persia, and he ruled for 30 years and made a famous funeral oration.
Who is Pericles?
100
This king of Sparta led them in war against Persia in 480 B.C.
Who is King Leonidas?
100
This fighting formation had rows of soldiers marching forward, shoulder to shoulder, and carrying a short sword and 9-foot spear.
What is the phalanx?
200
The Greeks developed their alphabet from this civilization whom they traded with.
Who are the Phoenicians?
200
These were the earliest and first Greeks.
Who are the Minoans?
200
This time period for Greece was characterized by earthquakes, fighting, poverty, and lack of trade and learning.
What are the Dark Ages?
200
These invaders became the second group of Greeks and started the first kingdoms in Greece.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
200
This was the war between the Athenians and Spartans.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
This is a settlement in a new territory that stays closely linked to its homeland.
What is a colony?
300
Each Greek city-state was known as this, meaning a tiny independent country.
What is a polis?
300
These are the two primary bodies of water that border Greece.
What are the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas?
300
This was below the acropolis and was a wide open area that served as a market and a place where people could debate issues.
What is an agora?
300
These were Greek members of an army and were ordinary citizens.
Who are hoplites?
400
This was the religion of the Persians.
What is Zoroastrianism?
400
This is the term Spartans used to call their captive workers.
What are helots?
400
This land connected to Greece is in the Southwest and included the city-state of Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesus?
400
This is a type of government where a few people hold power.
What is an oligarchy?
400
He is credited with making the government of Athens a democracy.
Who is Cleisthenes?
500
He cancelled farmers debts in Athens, allowed male citizens to participate in the assembly, but did not give land to farmers.
Who is Solon?
500
He supported the poor in Athens, divided large estates among landless farmers, loaned money to the poor, and created new jobs with building projects and public works.
Who is Peisistratus?
500
Persia was divided into these, known as provinces.
What are satrapies?
500
This brilliant Athenian general created a plan for fighting the Persians that revolved around attacking Persian ships and cutting off food supplies.
Who is Themistocles?
500
This Greek historian took great care to analyze the causes of events and sources for his history, and his accounts could be checked factually.