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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. TheAthenian messenger that supposedly ran toAthens to announce their victory in the Battle of Marathon and also supposedly ran fromAthens to Sparta to ask the Spartans for help






12. 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.






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






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






15. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it






16. Public speaking






17. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






21. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






22. 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.






23. The Greek word for excessive pride






24. 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)






25. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. A maze






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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 -






43. 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






44. A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation. Made up of farmers






45. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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