🟦 Ancient Greece 🟦

Sept. 2026

What is philosophy?

Love of wisdom

What does “demos” mean?

The people

What does the term “Pathos” mean?

Appeal to emotion

What is direct democracy?

Ruled by the people

Who was the father of history?

Herodotus

Who was Demosthenes?

Athenian orator who opposed Macedonian rule

Who was Alexander the Great?

Macedonian king who conquered huge empire

What is Athens?

Greek city-state known for democracy, learning, and the arts

What are helots?

Enslaved people in Sparta

What is a plague?

Wide-spread disease

What is an Aspis?

Wooden shield

What does the term “Logos” mean?

Appeal to reasoning

What is Greaves?

Trousers

What is a trireme?

Boat with big horn

Who was Xerxes?

Persian king who invaded Greece and fought at Thermopylae

What is Sparta?

Greek city-state known for military strength and discipline

What is a Parthenon?

Temple to honor Athena

What is a Xiphos?

Sword

Who won the Persian Wars?

Greece

What does “Phalanx” mean?

War formation

What does the term “Ethos” mean?

Appeal to character

What was the Battle of Thermopylae?

War between Persians and Greeks

What is oligarchy?

Ruled by a small group of people

Who lost the Battle of Thermopylae?

Greece

What was the Battle of Marathon?

$490\text{ BCE}$ battle where Athens defeated a Persian invasion

Who lost the Battle of Marathon?

Persia

What does “kratos” mean?

Power

Who was Socrates?

Greek philosopher who wrote the Socratic method

Who was Leonidas?

Spartan king who led Greek forces at the Battle of Thermopylae

Who was Lysander?

Spartan general who helped defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War

What is the Golden Mean?

Balance between two extremes

What is Polis?

Independent city-state

What were the Peloponnesian Wars?

War between Athens and Sparta

Who was Plato?

Greek philosopher who wrote The Republic

Who was Homer?

Ancient Greek who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey

Who was Lycurgus?

Spartan lawgiver

What were the 30 Tyrants?

Thirty Oligarchic rulers

Who was Aristotle?

Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great

Who was Thucydides?

Greek historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War

What were the Persian Wars?

War between Persians and Greeks

Who was Pericles?

Athenian leader during the Golden Age