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Ancient Greece People and Places
1. Thermopylae
2. Marathon
3. Parthenon
4. acropolis
5. agora
6. Mt. Olympus
7. Achilles
8. Helen
9. Draco
10. Alexander the
Great
11. Homer
12. Socrates
13. Plato
14. Aristotle
15. Aesop
16. Herodotus
17. Hippocrates
18. Sophocles
Location where Greeks led by Leonidas slow
Persian ground assault which allows Greek ships
to get into place and defeat Persians at a later battle
Location of battle where Athens defeats Persians.
Legend says Pheidippides died after running from
the battle site to tell people of Athens about the
victory.
Temple built to honor Athena. Sits on top of the
acropolis.
Hill where the temples and many other important
buildings were built
large public square at base of acropolis where
many public activities took place.
Home of the Gods
Greek hero of Trojan War
Queen who was given to a Trojan prince as a prize.
This led to the Trojan War. Known as the “face
that launched a thousand ships”
Ruler of Athens who wrote laws with very harsh
punishments.
Leader who united the Greeks and Macedonians
and conquered lands from Egypt to India. Spread
Greek culture.
Blind poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey
Philosopher who taught by asking questions.
Believed there was an absolute right and wrong.
Introduced the idea that government should be fair
and just
Believed in the “golden mean” – a person should
do nothing in excess.
Slave who wrote fables featuring animals that
taught morals.
Considered “The father of history.”
Considered “The father of medicine”. Today’s
doctors take the Hippocratic Oath.
Author of tragedies
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Archimedes
Pythagoras
Zeus
Apollo
Aphrodite
Hera
Poseidon
Demeter
The Iliad
The Odyssey
29. Oracles at Delphi
30. Leonidas
31. Themistocles
32. Pericles
33. Delian League
34. Peloponnesian
League
35. Persia
36. Xerxes
Established the science of physics
Established the principles of geometry
King of the gods; worshipped by all Greeks
Sun god; also god of music and poetry
Goddess of love and beauty
Wife of Zeus, protected women and marriage
God of the sea, power over storms and winds
Goddess of agriculture and the harvest
Story of Trojan War
Story of Odysseus’ 10 year long return to Greece
after Trojan War
Greeks believed these priests and priestesses could
talk to Apollo so they could predict or tell the
future – they acted and spoke strangely
Leader of the 300 Spartans who give their lives to
delay the Persians (at Thermopylae)
Athenian general who defeats the Persians. This
victory leads Athens to become the dominant
Greek city-state
Military and political leader who rebuilt Athens
after Persians defeated them. Led Athens through
their Golden Age.
Group of city-states who align with Athens
Group of city-states who align with Sparta
Area in the Middle East (modern day Iran, Iraq,
Turkey etc.)
Persian leader defeated by Themistocles.