Famous Leaders Myths and Culture Politics Wars and Triumphs Geography
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Who is Themistocles?
I came up with the epic plan to focus the war effort on destroying the Persian fleet of ships in the Persian War.
100
Who is Athena?
This Greek god is represented by the owl, an animal thought to be wise.
100
Who are all citizens, 18 years and older?
In America this group of people have the right to vote.
100
Persian Empire
Alexander the Great conquered many cultures/empires. This is the largest empire he conquered.
100
Ionian, Mediterranean, Aegean?
Greece is bordered by three major seas, name two of them.
200
Who is Pericles?
I was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age and was responsible for the rebuilding of Athens. I also came up with the plan to have Athenians stay within the city wall of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.
200
Who is Hercules?
This Greek hero accomplished twelve labors (good deeds) to make up a spell of madness in which he killed his family.
200
What is the Delian League?
This league was formed to protect Greek interests along the coast of Asia Minor and to keep Persia in check.
200
Battle of Marathon?
In this battle, part of the first Persian War, Athens defeated a larger Persian force. Before this battle took place, it is said that Phidippides, a great athlete, ran over 180 miles in an attempt to ask Sparta for help.
200
What is the Peloponnese (Peloponnesian peninsula)?
The southern peninsula of Greece, where Sparta is located is called this.
300
Who is Philip II?
This famous Macedonian leader conquered most of Greece before being murdered in 336 BC.
300
What is loving wisdom?
The English word philosophy can be best translated as this.
300
What is direct democracy?
In this form of government, citizens vote on each specific issue that comes up in their community.
300
What is Troy?
A siege of this city led to the writing of the great epic poem "The Iliad." Great figures from literature such as Achilles, Hector and Agamemnon take part in the warfare over this city.
300
What is Crete?
This is the largest Island in Greece.
400
Who is Xerxes?
"...My intent is to...march an army through Europe against Greece, that thereby I may obtain vengeance from the Athenians from the wrongs committed by them against the Persians and against my father."
400
Who is Herodotus?
We know about the Persian Wars because of this Greek historian. His writing described the conflict between the Greeks and the Persians as one between freedom and dictatorship.
400
Who is Socrates?
This famous philosopher was forced to commit suicide due to his "dangerous" idea of questioning everything. A jury of his peers found him guilty of treason and he drank poison to carry out the jury's sentence.
400
Battle of Thermopylae and Strait of Salamis?
Along this narrow path and this narrow straight, the combined forces of Sparta on land and Athens at sea were able to hold off the Persian invasion long enough for Greek forces to organize a solid defense in the Second Persian War.
400
What is the Hellespont?
This narrow strait named after the Sea of Helle, is located between Europe and Asia was ordered bridged using a long chain of old trading vessels by Xerxes.
500
Who is Miltiades?
I was the Athenian General who led 10,000 hoplites at Marathon in 490 BC. Despite being outnumbered 2 to 1, my forces outflanked the Persians and we were victorious.
500
What is lead?
Lower class Athenian women used this type of powder makeup (now known to be toxic) to appear upper class.
500
What is satrapies?
Darius divided his empire into 20 states called this.
500
What is the Battle of Gaugamela?
The third major battle in Alexander's campaign into Persia, this major victory in 331 BC cemented the fall of the Persian Empire.
500
What is Delos?
This island was the capital and banking center of the league which was the precursor to the Athenian Empire.






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