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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






8. 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 -






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






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






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






12. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






16. 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)






17. 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.






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






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






20. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






23. The people from the island of Melos






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






28. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






29. A maze






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






31. 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






32. The governor of an administrative district






33. 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






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






35. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






39. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






42. A land bridge






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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