| A | B |
|---|
| Salamis | Naval battle in 480: Athens beats Persia |
| Thermopylae | Land battle in 480: 300 Spartans |
| Marathon | Land battle in 490: Athens beats Persians |
| Ionian Revolt | Set the stage for the Persian invasions of Greece |
| Leonidas | Commander of the Spartans at Thermopylae |
| Darius | Persian King at Marathon |
| Xerxes | Persian King at Thermoplyae and Salamis |
| trireme | the Greek war ship |
| Laurium | silver mines that paid for the Athenian navy |
| Miltiades | Greek commander at Marathon |
| Sparta | Military-focused city-state |
| Athens | had largest Greek navy |
| lochos | a military formation with 100 men |
| phalanx | Greek fighting formation |
| greaves | armor that protects the shin |
| Corinthian | most common early helmet type |
| Chalcidian | helmet with ear cutouts for better hearing |
| cuirass | name of the armor covering the torso |
| bell | type of cuiras formed in two pieces: front and back |
| hoplon | the characteristic round Greek shield |
| hoplite | heavily armed Greek infantry man |
