Greek Civilization
This group invaded Mycenae around 1200 BC.
Who were the Dorians?
This city-state defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
What is Sparta?
Alexander the Great was originally king of this region north of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
This word means the belief that gods have human form.
What is anthropomorphism?
What is monarchy?
This is a long epic poem about the Greek Dark Ages, telling the story of Achilles and the Trojan War. And after it, comes The Odyssey.
What is The Iliad?
This Persian king landed troops near Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars.
Who was Darius I?
He was not just a king but also a conqueror for this many years.
What is 12?
These thinkers sought to answer life’s questions through reason.
Who were philosophers?
This Roman leader was assassinated by his friends on the Ides of March at the Senate.
This group was the earliest center of civilization in the Aegean region.
Who were the Mycenaeans?
The Persian fleet was defeated by the Greeks at this naval battle.
What is Salamis?
This philosopher, a student of Plato, taught Alexander the Great.
Who was Aristotle?
This word means “like the Greek” and describes the spread of Greek culture.
What is Hellenistic?
These people were Rome's privileged upper class.
This war was fought between Sparta and Athens.
What was the Peloponnesian War?
This alliance of city-states was led by Athens to defend against Persia.
What is the Delian League?
This Persian king faced Alexander in battle.
Who was Darius III?
This Roman emperor legalized Christianity,
Who was Constantine?
These wars were fought between Rome and the Carthaginian Empire.
What were the Punic Wars?
This term means “city-state” and was the basic political unit of Greece.
What is polis?
This son of Darius continued the conquest of Greece.
Who was Xerxes?
Alexander’s empire reached this far eastern area.
What is India?
This decree by Constantine in 313 AD legalized Christianity.
What is the Edict of Milan?
This Carthaginian general invaded Italy by marching war elephants through the Alps.
Who was Hannibal?