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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






14. Public speaking






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


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






29. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






30. 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






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






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






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






35. 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 -






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






37. The governor of an administrative district






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






39. A substitute ruler






40. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






49. A substitute ruler






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