Not-so Random People
100- This Greek doctor established the Hippocratic Oath. (Hippocrates)
200- He started a war with Greece by invading it in 492 B.C. (Darius)
300- He was the son of Darius who fought the Spartans at Thermopylae. (Xerxes)
400- Alexander admired this hero and killer during the Trojan War. (Achilles)
500- This Athenian ruler eliminated debt slavery. (Solon)
500- He led the Athenian navy at the Artemesium Strait during the Persian Wars. (Themistocles)
Early Greece
100- Greece went to war with this city in order to control the Aegean, after Paris took Helen. (Troy)
200- This was the first civilization in Greece. (Minoans)
300- This was the name of the island where the Minoans set up the first settlement. (Crete)
400- This volcanic island was partially destroyed after a massive eruption. (Thera)
500- He was the Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. (Homer)
500- This was consulted by the Greeks prior to war. (Oracle of Delphi)
Alexander
100- Alexander married a woman from this country to bond with local tribes. (Persia)
200- He was the father of Alexander. (Philip II of Macedonia)
300- Alexander died from this illness. (Typhoid Fever)
300- Alexander was first tested when this city-state revolted.(Thebes)
400- Alexander was able to conquer this Persian capital in 331 B.C. (Babylon)
400- At this battle, Alexander fought war elephants and was his last major battle. (Hydaspes River)
500- Alexander was forced to cross these mountains to reach India. (Hindu Kush)
500- At this battle, Alexander exploited a weakness in the Persians line and defeated Darius III. (Gaugamela)
Terms
100- This Greek word means “high city.” (Acropolis)
200- This government is ruled by a king/ queen. (Monarchy)
300- This is a massive formation of army foot soldiers. (Phalanx)
400- These were state-owned slaves in Sparta. (Helots)
500- This is a government where power is held by a few, powerful, elite. (Oligarchy)
500- This was an alliance of all Greek city-states, forming shortly after the Persian Wars. (Delian League)
Philosophers & Leaders
100- He was a student of Socrates and wrote the Republic. (Plato)
200- He was the teacher of Alexander the Great and started the Lyceum. (Aristotle)
300- Socrates was charged with this and was sentenced to die. (Corrupting the Youth)
400- He led the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War. (Pericles)
500- He led the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. (Leonidas)
Potpourri
100- This is another word for a Greek city-state. (Polis)
200- This mathematician made advances in geometry, particularly triangles. (Pythagoras)
300- In this type of government, most people have the right to vote. (Democracy)
400- The Athenians hid here to trap the Persians during the Persian War. (Salamis)
500- This was the final battle of the Persian Wars with the Greeks driving out the Persians. (Plataea)
Peloponnesian Wars +2
100- The victor of the Peloponnesian Wars was this city-state. (Sparta)
200- Athens was weakened after this plague struck the city. (Anthrax)
300- Towards the conclusion of the war, Spartans got access to these. (Silver Mines)
400- He established the Council of 500. (Cleisthenes)
500- Alexander the Great united Egyptian, Persian, Greek and Indian cultures, which was known
as this. (Hellenistic Culture)