| A | B |
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| Xerxes | Persian leader at Thermopylae |
| Thermopylae | fter marching down the eastern coast of Greece without resistance, the massive Persian army finally met resistance from 7,000 Greeks at ___, a narrow mountain passage |
| Trojan Horse | Built by the Greeks as a way to trick the Trojans and enter the city of Troy |
| Sparta | Greek city-state, Military state |
| Socrates | Famous Greek philosopher |
| Seas | United Greek city-states with one another as well as the outside world |
| Seas | Separated Greek city-states |
| Plato | Famous Greek philosopher |
| Phalanx | Formation in which soldiers stood side by side holding a spear in one hard and shield in the other |
| Persian Wars | Series of wars fought between the Greeks and the powerful Persians |
| Peloponnesian War | Greek civil war, Sparta needed support from rival Persia to defeat the powerful Athens |
| Mountains | Separated Greek city-states |
| Marathon | Location from which Athens army raced 26 miles to arrive back to Athens before the Persian army could attack, suffered fewer than 200 casualties during the battle |
| Iliad and Odyssey | Epic tales which show the values of the Ancient Greeks |
| Homer | Blind poet, Credited with writing the Iliad and Odyssey |
| Hellenistic | Blending of eastern and western cultures during the age of Alexander the Great |
| Democracy | A government in which absolute power is given to the people |
| Athens | Greek city-state, Birthplace of democracy |
| Aristotle | Famous Greek philosopher |
| Alexandria(s) | Greek style city-states set up by Alexander in areas that were conquered |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonian king who united Greece, Conquered Persia, Never lost a battle |
| Achilles | Greek warrior, Helped Greece win the Trojan War, the Iliad is based on his achievements |
| Trojan War | After several years Greece was finally able to enter the walls of Troy with shenanigans |
