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A battle that took place in 490 BC. It was Persia's first attempt to invade Greece. Was fought by Athens and the Persian armies. |
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| A great philosopher who lived and worked in Athens. He taught that humans goals were to strive for perfection and the highest good. |
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| Follows the conquests of Alexander the Great. Greek cultural influence and power are at its zenith in Europe and Asia. |
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| King of Macedonia. He conquered Greece and Persia. |
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| A long poem telling a hero's deeds. |
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| Southern part of the Mainland of Greece. |
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| Political system governed by a few people. |
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| Philosopher who taught that good conduct means following a moderate course between extremes. |
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| An ancient city south of the mainland of Greece. |
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| The winner of the Peloponnesian War. |
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| Ancient athletic games held for Zeus. Today they are played every 4 years in a selected country. |
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| Located on Crete, was the 1st civilization to develope in Greece. |
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| The mountain in ancient Greece where the gods and godesses lived. |
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| A Greek philosopher; tried and executed for corrupting Athenian youth. |
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| This was a period of Athenian political hegemoy, economic growth, and cultural flourishing. |
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| A civilization that lacked in writing and caused the Dark Ages in Greece. |
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| A person who is bound to the land and owned by the fuedal lord. |
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| Special Greek battle formation, where soldiers form rows and are closely pressed together. |
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| Ancient Greek epic poet who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey. |
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| Period after the Bronze Age where people started to use iron tools and weapons. |
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| Athenian statesman who made Athens more democratic. |
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Conflict over vital waterways
(Often romanticized because of an overgrown "horse"and a woman named Helen) |
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| Third king of the Achaemenid Empire, he ruled the empire to its peak. |
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| Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost everything. |
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| A wise person who is calm and rational;someone who lives a life of reason and equanimity. |
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| An ancient Greek war faught by Athens and and its empire against the Peloponesian League lead by Sparta |
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