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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A battle between the Persians and the Greeks in which the Persians relied on the help of the Ionians to defeat the Greeks - but the Ionians backed out at the last minute - so the Greeks won.






2. A league started by theAthenians that had the objective of keeping the Persians away from Greece and freeing cities from Persia. It made theAthenians very powerful.






3. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy






4. From the word for 'drinking together'; an after-dinner drinking party attended by elite males. they sang poems - posed riddles - played drinking games - and delivered philosophical speeches. Other entertainment was provided by musicians - jugglers -






5. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






6. A politician inAthens that was dominant during the Periclean age who grew the Delian league into something close to an empire - approved a final peace with Persia and oversaw the building of the Parthenon






7. The king of Persia that built up a huge empire and ruled it from 559 BCE to 530 BCE






8. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war






9. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






10. The Greek word for excessive pride






11. A battle between the Persians and theAthenians and Ionians in which the Persians wanted control of Ionia - and the Ionians andAthenians met at Marathon and fought until theAthenians won






12. A land bridge






13. The governor of an administrative district






14. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis






15. A battle between the Persians and theAthenians that was caused by the Persians burningAthens and took place in the sea. TheAthenians won because of there more maneuverable ships (triremes)






16. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated






17. The Spartan that was in power ofAthens after the loss of the first Peloponnesian war who theAthenians eventually rebelled against to get their independence back






18. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures






19. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans






20. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans






21. The brother-in-law of Xerxes that was left to die with the rest of the Persians during the Battle of Plataea






22. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them






23. The first great epic that Homer wrote. It was about a prince of Troy kidnapping the wife of the king of Sparta.






24. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta






25. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






26. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)






27. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)






28. An administrative district






29. A foreign woman who Pericles had a very controversial relationship with






30. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






31. A land bridge






32. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'






33. A politician inAthens that was dominant during the Periclean age who grew the Delian league into something close to an empire - approved a final peace with Persia and oversaw the building of the Parthenon






34. A huge wall aroundAthens to protect it that was ordered to build by Pericles






35. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war






36. The people from the island of Melos






37. A battle between the Greeks and the Persians in which the remaining Persian troops (lead by Mardonius) attempted to defeat the Greek troops - and because they were so small - the Greeks easily triumphed






38. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom






39. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy






40. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation






41. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta






42. Plan of gov- in 507 b.c. made freeAthenian born men citizens






43. An administrative district






44. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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45. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated






46. A battle between the Persian and the Spartans in which the Persian attempted to avenge Darius' defeat during the Battle of Marathon - and - due to a Greek traitor - the war ended up being 300 Spartans against 10 -000 Persians (the immortals) - so the






47. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws






48. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.






49. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis






50. Form of government in which a few wealthy people have the power