A narrow strip of land with the sea on either, forms a link between two larger areas of land

Someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heros and their deeds

Absolute ruler unrestrained by law

A high ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders

A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

Citizens elect officials to govern for them

Citizens participate first hand in decision making process with in the government

A government in which a small group has control

A government by the people either indirect or direct

A group of people living in a new territory that have ties to their home colony

A greek city-state

A gathering place: market place in ancient Greece

The governor of a province

A Persian religion based on the belief of one god

A group or armed foot soldiers arranged close together in rows

Enslaved people in ancient Sparta

A strait or narrow sea between two landmasses

To succeed

To understand; to make a decision

A form of government where power is vested in the hands of a single person

A large body of people who live in the same place under the same laws

A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting

Who fought each other in the Persian Wars?

In which battle did King Leonidas I and 300 Spartans make a famous last stand against the Persians?

Who was the Persian king who initiated the first invasion of Greece in 490 BCE he was King during the Battle of Marathon?

Who was the Persian king who initiated the second invasion of Greece in 480 BCE he was King during the Battle of Thermopylae?

What made the Spartan society and army different from other Greek city-states and the Persian army?

If the Persians had won the Battle of Marathon, what would have likely happened to Athens?

Which the battle during the Persian wars ultimately  secured western civilization?

The Greek letter ___________________ was painted on the shield of the Spartans.

Which Greek city state does this shield represent

The elite soldiers of the Persia army?

What were the Greeks fight for?

The Persian Empire was the largest empire in the world and their force greatly outnumbered the Greeks.

Who were Darius and I and Xerxes?

What were triremes?

What were Spartan military advantages during the Battle of Thermopylae? Select 3

Which city-state is Herodotus from?

What title did the Roman writer Cicero bestow upon Herodotus?

Persian kings demanded Greek city-states to present to him _________ and ______ as tokens of submission to Persia.

Which two city-states did not submit to Persia by presenting earth and water?

Where did the council of war take place before the major battles against Persia?

What was another name for the city-state of Sparta?

Themistocles argued that the "wooden wall" of Athens referred to?

As a result of the Battle of Salamis and the Battle of Plataea, which alliance was formed?

Very militaristic society

Did not value things such as the arts, literature, or intellectual pursuits

Girls did not go to school-were trained to be good mothers and wives

Women had more rights than in other city-states and participated in athletics 

Estimated population of Ancient Athens, Bell Ringer

Empire founded by Cyrus the Great? Bell Ringer/Notes

What is Persia called today?*

Why did Cyrus allowed the people he conquered to keep their own language and customs?

How did Persians connect their large territories?

At the center of each polis was a fort built on a hilltop, this was called?

Athens Greece- ______________ Democracy

The form of Democracy we use today in America is __________ democracy.

Where is this Olive tree located?

This is located in Athens built to honor the Greek goddess Athena.