Persia, Athens, Sparta

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  1. 2. Persian Emperor who invaded Greece in the first Persian War
  2. 6. Persian Emperor who invaded Greece in the second Persian War
  3. 7. Greek ruler known for extending democracy in Athens and building the Parthenon during Greece’s golden age
  4. 8. The Iliad and Odyssey were stories about this mythical war
  5. 11. The Persian War was fought partly over control of this sea
  6. 13. Type of government used by the Persians, splitting up an empire into smaller pieces to be run by a governor or satrap
  7. 15. Greek city-state, located on the Balkan Peninsula, known for its focus on literature and education.
  8. 16. King of the gods in Greek Mythology
  9. 19. Term for long poems or stories, often about heroes and their adventures
  10. 20. Series of conflicts between the massive Persian Empire and the Greek City states working together
  11. 22. Type of government where a small group is in charge, like in Sparta
  12. 23. Patron goddess of Athens, goddess of wisdom and heroes
  13. 27. Type of government where the rich have all the power
  14. 30. Religion of the Persian Empire
  15. 31. Battle where the Greeks defeated the Persians in the first Persian War, Athens sent a man to run back to Athens to give the good news
  16. 32. Type of government where a leader takes power by force
  17. 33. Type of government where all citizens can vote in all decisions, like in Athens
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  1. 1. Temple built to Athena in Athens during it's golden age
  2. 3. Type of ship used by the Athenians with a battering ram on the front
  3. 4. Persian Emperor known for being tolerant of the people he conquered, freed the Jews from Babylon
  4. 5. Land battle where 300 Spartans held off the Persian Army
  5. 9. Sea battle where the Athenian navy defeated the Persians
  6. 10. Type of government where citizens elect people to represent them and make decisions, like the U.S.
  7. 12. Belief in more than one god, like the Ancient Greeks
  8. 14. Only free, native-born, adult males could be these in Ancient Greece
  9. 17. A Greek city-state known for its militaristic society, located on the Peloponnesus Penninsula.
  10. 18. Term for an enslaved person in Sparta
  11. 21. Type of government led by a king
  12. 24. Another term for the Persian Empire
  13. 25. Mountain where the gods of Greek Mythology lived
  14. 26. Greatest Greek story teller, wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
  15. 28. Road built to connect the large Persian Empire
  16. 29. Greece was very mountainous, leading to cities that acted like their own countries