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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A Greek man that was so desperate for glory that he started a war against Sparta that theAthenians were bound to lose - and when he got called back toAthens for vandalism - he went to the Spartans to aid them






2. An administrative district






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






4. The governor of an administrative district






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






6. An administrative district






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






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






9. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






10. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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11. The people from the island of Melos






12. The Greek word for excessive pride






13. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






16. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials






17. A self-governing city-state; the basic political unit of the Greek world. comprised a city - with its acropolis and agora and the surrounding territory.






18. The king of the Persian empire from 522 to 480 BCE who spit the area into 20 administrative areas






19. A person hired to fight for another country than their own (Persian war during dark age)






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






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






22. The Greek word for excessive pride






23. 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.






24. The people from the island of Melos






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






26. 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)






27. 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)






28. 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 -






29. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






30. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx






31. A substitute ruler






32. A maze






33. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






34. People living inAthens who were notAthenian citizens - who could work and who paid taxes but were not allowed to own land or take part in government.






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






36. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. A land bridge






41. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).






42. 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






43. An area in the middle east that the Persian empire was built on






44. The king of the Persian empire from 522 to 480 BCE who spit the area into 20 administrative areas






45. 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






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






47. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx






48. 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






49. The elite 10 -000 Persian soldiers that were sent to fight the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae






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