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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| satrapies | Darius divided the empire into 20 provinces called satrapies |
| satrap | meaning "protector of the kingdom". Acted as tax collector, judge, chef of police and head recruiter for the Persian army |
| Zoroastrianism | Persian reilagon |
| Persia | today's southwestern Iran |
| Marathon | a plain that is only a short distance from Athens |
| Thermopylae | a narrow pass throw the mountain that was easy to defend |
| Salamis | a strait not far from Athens |
| Plateae | northwest of Athens |
| Cyrus the Great | united the Persians empire into a powerful kingdom |
| Darius | reorganized the government to make it work better. he divied the empire into 20 sat |
| Xerxes | |
| Thermistocles | |
| Delos | |
| Pericles | |
| Aspasia | |
| Direct Democracy | |
| Representative Democracy | |
| Philosopher |