=The Leading Facts.= _1._ Greece, a land of hills, mountains,
plains, bays, and gulfs. _2._ Greeks traded and planted colonies.
_3._ The deeds of Greek heroes. _4._ The great men of the newer
Greece. =5.= The reason why the Persians attacked the Greeks. =6.=
Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis. _7._ Alexander the Great, his
father, his education, his army, and his victories. =8.= Spread of
Greek ideas.
=Study Questions.= _1._ See map for the boundaries of "Greater
Greece." _2._ Name heroes among the ancient Greeks. Do you know
of any others? _3._ What was their favorite story? _4._ What was
the cause of the Trojan War? _5._ Who was Helen and for what was
she famous? _6._ Who was Socrates? Plato? Aristotle? _7._ How is
Aristotle connected with Columbus? _8._ Who were the Persians?
_9._ Why did they attack the Greeks? _10._ Name the great battles.
_11._ How was Alexander able to beat the Persians in their own
land? _12._ How did Alexander benefit the world in what he did?
=Suggested Readings.= Guerber. _The Story of the Greeks_; Hall,
_Life in Ancient Greece_, II, 166; Harding, _Stories of Greek Gods,
Heroes, and Men_; Tappan, _The Story of the Greek People_; Yonge,
_Young Folks' History of Greece_; Mace-Tanner, _Old Europe and
Young America_, 24-73; Hall, _Four Old Greeks_.