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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. A maze






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






6. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






10. The governor of an administrative district






11. A substitute ruler






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






19. The people from the island of Melos






20. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






28. 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






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






31. A land bridge






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






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






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






35. TheAthenian word for victory






36. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






38. 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)






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






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. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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 -






46. 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






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






49. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






50. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos