Unit 2 Greek Wars Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Persian Wars | Conflicts between Greece and Persia. |
Battle of Marathon | Battle during the Persian Wars when Persia invaded Greece. |
Battle of Thermopylae | Battle during the Persian Wars in which Spartan troops fought to the death against a much larger Persian force. |
Delian League | Alliance of city-states in ancient Greece, with Athens as a leader. |
Acropolis | A high hilltop that marked the center of ancient Greece. |
Peloponnesian War | War between Sparta and Athens that broke out 431 BC and lasted for 27 years. |
Hellenistic Culture | “Greek-like” way of life that combined ideas and values drawn from the Mediterranean and Asia. |
Phillip II of Macedonia | Leader from Macedonia, conquered Greece after the city-state were weakened from the Peloponnesian War. |
Alexander the Great | Leader from Macedonia, his father conquered Greece, he brought Persia and most of Asia and Europe under his rule, spread Hellenistic (Greek-like) culture. |
Pericles | Great elected leader in Athens, democracy was the strongest under his leadership. |
Alexnadria | The city in Egypt that was the center of Hellensistic culture. |
Civil War | A war breaking out among those living in the same country. |
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