The Greek World

Who was Cyrus the Great?

• He was the Greek king who conquered huge territories all the way to India.
• His rule marked the beginning of the Persian Empire.
• He was a great philosopher.
• He was a king of Sparta who helped the Greeks win the war with Persia.

What is a unit of soldiers on horseback called?

• phalanx
• alliance
• parthenon
• cavalry

What is a phalanx?

• a Greek tutor or teacher
• a Greek method of teaching where the students ask about the meaning of life.
• A type of mosaic that depicts Alexander the Great.
• A group of warriors who stood close together to protect each other.

What word means Greek like?

• parthenon
• alexandria
• hellenistic
• philosophy

Which war was fought between Sparta and Athens?

• Persian War
• Sparta and Athens War
• Peloponnesian War
• World War I

From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be...

• Leaders
• Teachers
• Soldiers

Spartan women were expected to be strong and healthy.

• True
• False

What kept the Spartan helots from rebelling?

• The fear of Sparta's strong army
• Helots lived comfortable lives & had no reason to rebel.

An agreement to help others

• Cavalry

• Phalanx

• Alliance

• Reason

Who were the immortals?

• Greek soldiers that could not die

• Persian soldiers that were brave and loyal

• Greek heroes in the Iliad

• The army that defeated Greece at Marathon