ancient greece
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| The period of Greece's early cultural development |
Hellenic Age |
| Mycenaean refugees fled to this city |
Athens |
| The Hellenistic city of Egypt |
Alexandria |
| Greek colonies were located in this part of Asia Minor |
Ionia |
| A city founded by Dorians in the territory of Laconia |
Sparta |
| The period after the conquests and death of Alexander the Great |
Hellenistic Age |
| A city located on the isthmus joining the Peloponnese to mainland Greece |
Corinth |
| The Athenian army defeated the Persian army in this famous battle |
Marathon |
| A small army of Spartans was defeated by the Persians in this battle |
Thermopylae |
| The Athenian navy defeated the Persians in this naval battle |
Salamis |
| The Father of History |
Herodotus |
| The conqueror of the Persian Empire |
Alexander the Great |
| He started the Academy |
Plato |
| Known as "The Poet of the World's Grief" |
Euripides |
| The confederacy founded by cities along the Aegean Sea to oppose the Persians |
Delian League |
| The league formed by free Greek cities to oppose the Athenian Empire |
Spartan League |
| The outstanding leader of Athens during the first part of the Peloponnesian War |
Pericles |
| A Greek reformer who was known for his moderation |
Solon |
| A famous philosopher who was hired by Philip of Macedonia to train his son |
Aristotle |
| The famous Greek scientist and mathematician who discovered the idea of the lever |
Archimedes |
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