The belief that there is more than one god.

A serious play or book that ends sadly, especially with the death of the main character.

Language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but is not actually sincere or useful.

Excessive pride that leads to a tragic end.

A group of people who are elected to make decisions or laws for a particular country, area, or organization.

A large group of people or things standing close together so that it is difficult to go through them.

A small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people.

Someone who belongs to the highest social class.

Someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them.

To refuse to accept someone as a member of the group.

He was the creator of Athens' direct democracy after he led the people in a successful uprising in 508 B.C.

Spartan king who led the united Greek forces at the battle of Thermopylae.

Greek philosopher best known for a style of conversation that encouraged his students to clarify and defend their thinking.

The "father of history" whose work, The Histories, focused on the Persian Wars and allowed exaggerations and myths to be part of it.

Early Athenian reformer who eliminated debt slavery and created the Athenian Assembly to end years of uprisings in the city.

Greek philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great who taught us about rhetoric and the "Golden Mean"

Athenian leader who reminded the people of Athens that they have a responsibility to get involved in the government of the city.

Greek playwright who specialized in comedies like Lysistrata, a play about women who withhold sex in order to get their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War.

Blind poet and author of The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Greek playwright whose work, Oedipus Rex, is one of the greatest tragedies of all time.

Also known as the Pythia, she was asked advice and was able to commune with the god Apollo by breathing vapors.

Also known as the "Great King" of Persia, he invaded Greece by see and tried to teach Athens a lesson at Marathon. His forces lost.

Persian king who invaded Greece to avenge his father's defeat. He too was defeated at Salamis.

His writings record his conversations with his teacher and calls for a government run by kind philosopher-kings.

Location of a great battle of the Persian Wars in which 300 Spartans laid down their lives for their comrades.

Athenian magistrate who tried to strengthen and glorify the city in the years after the Persian War.

An ancient warship equipped with three rows of oarsmen and a battering ram.

This was a central area of a Greek city-state that served as a marketplace.

This was a fortified part of an ancient Greek city-state, typically built on a hill.

The heroic ideal of ancient Greece, especially achieved in battle.

Macedonian king who began the conquest of Greece that his son would finish

Macedonian king who conquered Persia and created an empire across Greece, Egypt, Persia and into India.

Location of a battle at which Alexander the Great's outnumbered forces were able to defeat a massive Persian army.

They were the heavily armed and armored soldier of ancient Greece.

A school where ancient Spartan boys were educated.