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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. A maze






3. 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.






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






14. A land bridge






15. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






17. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. 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)






26. The governor of an administrative district






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






32. An administrative district






33. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






36. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






37. TheAthenian word for victory






38. A substitute ruler






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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.






48. 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 -






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






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






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