Ancient Greeks 9-12 Flashcards
Euxine
Greek name for the coasts along the Black Sea
Ionia
Greeks Colony
Miletus
Ionian Philosopher and scientist
Anaximander
Ionian Scientist and mapmaker
Hecataeus
Ionian Geographer
Homer
Ionian poet
Magna Graecia
Greek Colonies founded in Southern Italy
Sappho
Ionian female poet
Croesus
King of Lydia
Cyrus
King of Persia
Sardis
Capital of Lydia
Colonize
to settle in a new land
Gaud
Completely ornamental
science
Finding the natural cause for things
Pyre
A burial that is set on fire
Libation
a drink poured out as an offering to a deity.
bade
advised
What did a body of men have to do after they had decided to sail away and found a colony
Consult the Oracle of Delphi
How did Cyrus defeat the Lydians
Led all camels to the front of the battle lines so that the horses ran away
Darius
King of Persia
Susa
Capital of Persia empire
Mardonius
General of the Persian
Pheidippides
Athenian who ran to Sparta to request help and ran to Athens to declare the Athenian at Marathon
Battle of Marathon
Battle between Athenians and Persian Army