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All Athenian men served __________ years in the military

In Sparta, you served in the military until you were ______________ years old

Alexander the Great dies on ____________________

Alexander the Great was born on ___________________

one of the greatest military leaders of all time

Why was Battle of Thermopylae important to the Greeks?

taught that people should live their lives in a state of balance

Who was Alexander's personal tutor?

Daily life in this city state focused on training, education, and the arts

Greek cities that were independent of each other

The Greek city states all had very unique ____________

Successful leader of the Persian Emprire

Improved Persia's political and road systems

government where people rule themselves

The Mycenaean culture was destroyed by _____________________

Girls in Athens had very _____________ rights

The tyrants in Greece were ______________ leaders

Greece civilization was one of the ___________________

The most important thing that Alexander the Great's empire did was bringing _______________________

studied disease and wrote a code for how doctors should behave

Elite soldiers in the Persian military

Alexander the Great's empire extended from Greece to _________________

Greece's geography is very mountainous with many _______________________

Girls in Sparta had _________________ rights

Battle where the Athenians defeated the Persian Army

Earliest civilization in Greece

First Greeks to speak the Greek language

government with only a few people in power

Greece is a large __________________________

Leaders in a democracy are elected by the _______________

Largest empire in world at this time

started as the Persians against the Athenians

What strategy did the Spartans and Alexander the Great use to defeat larger armies?

King of Macedonia who conquered the Greeks

founded The Academy and wrote The Republic

How did Alexander the Great most likely die?

Leaders in an oligarchy are elected by the _______________

Athens was the main ____________ to Sparta

The Greeks had to learn to become skilled ___________________

Battle where the large Persian ships couldn't maneuver in the narrow straits

philosopher who believed in teaching by asking questions

Boys in Sparta trained their whole life to be __________________

Daily life in this city state reflected a focus on the military

When Alexander the Great was 20, he put down a rebellion at _______________

Battle where the Spartans held the Persians off for days

Why did Cyrus the Great, and later Alexander, face very few rebellions?

government with a leader who leads through use of force

The Minoan culture was destroyed by ________________

Darius's son who began a new war against the Greeks