Ancient Greece People & Places

Wealthy landowner

• Aristocrat
• Acropolis
• Triremes
• Persian Empire

The fortified or strengthened hill of an ancient Greek city

• Acropolis
• Triremes
• Persian Empire
• Sparta

Athenian ships that are long and narrow and built to ram other ships

• Triremes
• Persian Empire
• Sparta
• Athens

A major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India; flourished from around 550 to 330 B.C.E.

• Persian Empire
• Sparta
• Athens
• Delian League

Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delian League
• Parthenon

A powerful Greek city-state known for its government, architecture, theater, science, strong navy, and education system

• Athens
• Delian League
• Parthenon
• Helots

An alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians

• Delian League
• Parthenon
• Helots
• Marathon

A temple built on the Acropolis to honor the goddess Athena

• Parthenon
• Helots
• Marathon
• Mercenaries

Enslaved people in ancient Sparta

• Helots
• Marathon
• Mercenaries
• Socrates

A battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians

• Marathon
• Mercenaries
• Socrates
• Aristotle