Ancient Greek Vocab

Mainland Greece is an example; body of land with water on three sides

• Polis

• Peninsula

• Satrapies

• Plataea

Largest Greek island, where Greeks defeat Persian's fleet. Turning point in war and great naval battle

• Solon

• Tyrant

• Salamis

• Helots

A noble person who freed people and was popular among the common people; Athenian and changes government

• Pericles

• Themistocles

• Agora

• Solon

Market place and place to hold debates

• Agora

• Plataea

• Oligarchy

• Helots

Place close to Athens; Persians waited for Athens to advance

• Marathon

• Salmis

• Cleisthenes

• Satrapies

431-404 BC fought between Athens and Spartans which lasted 25 years with a Spartan win

• Marathon

• Themistocles

• Peloponnesian Wat

• Tyrant

All citizens share in running the government and have a say

• Agora

• Salamis

• Thermopylae

• Democracy

A narrow pass through the mountains that was easy to defend and Greeks use it to block the advance of Persians

• Peninsula

• Thermopylae

• Helots

• Delian League

20 Provinces where each was ruled by an official Persian and one section of the territory

• Agora

• Satrapies

• King Darius

• Pericles

478 BC Greek city-state and formed a pact to defeat the Persians

• Pericles

• Salamis

• Themistocles

• Delian League