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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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






10. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






12. The people from the island of Melos






13. Public speaking






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






18. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






22. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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23. 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.






24. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






30. TheAthenian word for victory






31. 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






32. A maze






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






38. 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






39. 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)






40. An administrative district






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






42. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






43. 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






44. 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.






45. A substitute ruler






46. 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






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






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






49. A maze






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