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What is the term for a Greek city-state?
Polis
A government run by wealthy nobles.
Aristocracy
A government run by hereditary kings.
Monarchy
Rulers who seize control to make political reform.
Tyrant
Two tyrants who worked towards democratic reform in Athens.
Draco and Solon
A government ruled by the people.
Democracy
Queen of the Gods, and Goddess of marriage.
Hera
God of the Sun.
Apollo
Greek goddess of wisdom and war and the patron goddess of Athens.
Athena
Goddess of love and beauty.
Aphrodite
What was the empire that attacked Greece during the Persian War?
Persian Empire
Militaristic and aggressive city-state who helps Athens fight the Persians.
Sparta
A fearsome military formation used by the Greeks.
Phalanx
1st major Persian War battle where the Greeks beat the Persians in 500 B.C.E.
Marathon
Persian War battle led by the Spartan 300 held to slow the advance of the Persian army to give the Athenians more time.
Thermopylae
Persian War naval battle between Athens and Persia resulting in a Greek win and Persian retreat.
Salamis
