Chapter 3 Section 1-3 Terms

3. son of Darius I that relaunched the invasion of Greece by the Persians
4. having human form or attributes (like the gods in Greek mythology)
7. League of Greek city states led by the Spartans
10. ruler with complete control over government (typically a cruel dictator)
12. King of the gods in Greek mythology
13. Civilization that was destroyed by the Dorians
14. king of Persia that failed to beat the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon
15. Greek word for city
16. rule by few
18. island that Athenians retreated to after the Battle of Thermopylae
19. Civilization that flourished on the island of Crete during the earliest Aegean civilizations
20. influential political leader of Athens
21. League of Greek city states led by the Athenians

1. rule by the people
2. civil war between Sparta and Athens following the Periclean Age
5. Spartan slaves
6. rule by one
8. Battle where Leonidus led a group of Greek soldiers against the Persians at a mountain pass
9. time period of Greek history where little is known
11. capital city of Minoan civilization
17. blind poet that wrote the Iliad and Odyssey