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Aeschylus
Sophocles
Archimedes
Arisotle
525- 455 BCE... Athens man... took part in early struggles against P…
496-406 BCE... nice education... shows political and social aspects…
Hellenistic scientist... Syracuse, studied at Alexandria... accurate…
ancient Greek philosopher and scientist... student of plato... opene…
Aeschylus
525- 455 BCE... Athens man... took part in early struggles against P…
Sophocles
496-406 BCE... nice education... shows political and social aspects…
Olympic Games
Pericles
Peloponnesian Wars
Philip of Macedonia
An athletic competitions and ritual celebrations viewed by all…
Athenian political leader guided development of the Athenian e…
Wars between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greec…
Conquered all of Greece. Centralized kingdom of Macedonia
Olympic Games
An athletic competitions and ritual celebrations viewed by all…
Pericles
Athenian political leader guided development of the Athenian e…
Uranus
Gaea
Kronos
Hundred Headed Giants
Parents: Gaea ... Siblings: Eros, Tartarus ... Spouse: Gaea ... Greek M…
Parents Chaos... Siblings: ... Spouse: Uranus ... Greek Myth: Mother Ea…
Parents: Uranus And Gaea ... Siblings: The 12 titans... Spouse: Rhea…
Parents: Gaea and Uranus ... Siblings: Cyclopes ... 1) defeated the…
Uranus
Parents: Gaea ... Siblings: Eros, Tartarus ... Spouse: Gaea ... Greek M…
Gaea
Parents Chaos... Siblings: ... Spouse: Uranus ... Greek Myth: Mother Ea…
Cyrus the Great
cavalry
Darius I
Persian Wars
A remarkable leader who managed to reunite the Persian Empire…
soldiers on horseback
once he took the throne he killed all his rivals for power. He…
A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Pe…
Cyrus the Great
A remarkable leader who managed to reunite the Persian Empire…
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
cavalry
Persian Wars
Cyrus the Great
Darius I
a unit of soldiers who ride horses
Series of wars between Persia and Greece
founder of the Persian Empire
Persian emperor who organized and expanded the empire
cavalry
a unit of soldiers who ride horses
Persian Wars
Series of wars between Persia and Greece
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
reason
the first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, and founder of the A…
philosopher who taught that people should live lives of modera…
clear and ordered thinking
Socrates
the first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
Plato
teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, and founder of the A…
Cyrus
Darius
Alexander the Great
Thucydides
Persia became an empire under the leadership of this ruler
This leader built roads after restoring order to his empire.
This leader conquered Asia Minor, Persia, and Egypt, and creat…
This figure was one of the great historians of ancient Greece
Cyrus
Persia became an empire under the leadership of this ruler
Darius
This leader built roads after restoring order to his empire.
Cyrus the Great
cavalry
Darius I
Persian Wars
A leader who managed to reunite the Persian Empire in a powerf…
soldiers on horseback
He restored order in Persia. Emperor who organized and expande…
A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Pe…
Cyrus the Great
A leader who managed to reunite the Persian Empire in a powerf…
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
cavalry
Cyrus the Great
Darius I
strategy
soldiers on horseback
king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-52…
third Persian emperor who claimed the throne and killed all hi…
plan of action
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
Cyrus the Great
king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-52…
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
reason
the first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, founder of the Acade…
philosopher who taught that people should live lives of modera…
clear and ordered thinking
Socrates
the first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
Plato
teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, founder of the Acade…
Cyrus the Great
cavalry
Darius I
Persian Wars
A remarkable leader who managed to reunite the Persian Empire…
soldiers on horseback
once he took the throne he killed all his rivals for power. He…
A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Pe…
Cyrus the Great
A remarkable leader who managed to reunite the Persian Empire…
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
Cyrus the Great
Immortals
Cavalry
Cambyses
First leader of the Persian Empire, after defeating the Medes.…
10,000 Soldiers known for the bravery and skill
a unit of soldiers who ride horses
Cyrus the Great's son, who was killed during a rebellion
Cyrus the Great
First leader of the Persian Empire, after defeating the Medes.…
Immortals
10,000 Soldiers known for the bravery and skill
Persian Wars
Xerxes I
Cyrus the Great
calvalry
A series of wars between Persia and Greece
A Persian ruler who lost the Persian wars to Greece.
A Persian emperor who began building the Persian Empire.
A unit of soldiers who rode horses.
Persian Wars
A series of wars between Persia and Greece
Xerxes I
A Persian ruler who lost the Persian wars to Greece.
Cyrus the Great
cavalry
Darius I
Persian Wars
His conquering of Medes led to the beginning of the Persian Em…
unit of soldiers who ride horses
A young prince who worked to restore order in the Persian Empi…
a series of wars between Persia and Greece. Greece won.
Cyrus the Great
His conquering of Medes led to the beginning of the Persian Em…
cavalry
unit of soldiers who ride horses
Pindus Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
Colonization (colonies)
City-state
This was a set of mountains that separated the different Greek…
They used this sea south and southwest of Greece to trade and…
The greeks formed colonies because they had a shortage of farm…
This was like a town. It had an acropolis and an agora. People…
Pindus Mountains
This was a set of mountains that separated the different Greek…
Mediterranean Sea
They used this sea south and southwest of Greece to trade and…
What is a city-state?
Location of Mediterranean and Aegean Se…
Impact of Mountains in Greece
Impact of Islands in Greece
A settlement in Ancient Greece that is has its own government…
Mediterranean Sea is below Greece and the Aegean Sea is to the…
They separated the different city-states, causing little commu…
They were very separated from the rest of the civilization, cr…
What is a city-state?
A settlement in Ancient Greece that is has its own government…
Location of Mediterranean and Aegean Se…
Mediterranean Sea is below Greece and the Aegean Sea is to the…
Gaea
Uranus
Kronos
Hundred-handed Giants
Gaea is mother Earth, daughter of Chaos, and sister of Eros, a…
Uranus is the son ans husband of Gaea. Together they had child…
Kronos was the son of Uranus and Gaea, and defeated Uranus. He…
Children of Uranus and Gaea they were banished to tartarus by…
Gaea
Gaea is mother Earth, daughter of Chaos, and sister of Eros, a…
Uranus
Uranus is the son ans husband of Gaea. Together they had child…
immortals
cavalry
Persian Wars
Battle of Marathon
10,000 soldiers chosen for their skills and bravery
unit of soldiers that ride horses
War between Greece and Persia
Battle in which the Athenians defeated the Persians due to bet…
immortals
10,000 soldiers chosen for their skills and bravery
cavalry
unit of soldiers that ride horses
Polis
Acropolis
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Greek for city state independent country city and surrounding…
government ruled by king or Monorah
a government ruled by a small group of noble people "RICH"
a government ruled by a few people
Polis
Greek for city state independent country city and surrounding…
Acropolis
government ruled by king or Monorah