The Greek World Flashcards
1
Q
A unit of soldiers mounted on horses.
A
Calvary
2
Q
Founder of the Persian Empire
A
Cyrus the Great
3
Q
Persian emperor who organized and expanded the empire.
A
Darius I
4
Q
A series of wars between Persia and Greece beginning in 490 BC
A
Persian Wars
5
Q
Persian emperor who led the second invasion of Greece in 480 BC
A
Xerxes I
6
Q
An agreement to work together
A
Alliance
7
Q
A war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC
A
Peloponnesian War
