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Chapter 8 Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polis | Greek word for City-State. |
| Classical | Marked by great achievements. |
| Acropolis | A High hill. |
| Cyrus the Great | A persian ruler that treated his people fairly. |
| Immortals | Very strong men/people that fought in the Persian war. |
| cavalry | A unit of soldiers that ride horses. |
| Darius I | Ruler of Persia after Cyrus the Great but wanted revenge on the Greeks. |
| Satraps | People that rule Provences or other cities within a country. |
| Xerxes | Ruler of Persia after Darius and didn't want to fall in defeat like his ancestor Darius when he tried to conquer the Greeks. |
| alliance | An agreement to work together. |
| Peloponnesian War | Persian and the city Sparta joined together to fight Greece trying to expand to the West. |