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Ancient Greece Trivia
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1. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Lliad
Odyssey
Satrap
'dark age'
2. An administrative district
Satrapy
labyrinth
Cyrus
Pythia
3. 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
Hubris
Peloponnesus
Pheidippides
Syracuse
4. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
aristocrats
Cultural Pluralism
tyrant
democracy
5. A huge wall aroundAthens to protect it that was ordered to build by Pericles
Triremes
The Long Walls
Lysander
mercenary
6. The elite 10 -000 Persian soldiers that were sent to fight the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae
The Immortals
Xerxes
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Salamis
7. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
'dark age'
Sir Arthur Evans
Xerxes
'dark age'
8. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.
aristocrats
Hereditary Monarchy
The Parthenon
Isthmus
9. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
The Long Walls
The Peloponnesian League
Battle of Thermopylae
10. A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation. Made up of farmers
Satrap
'dark age'
Nike
phalanx
11. Another name for the Delphic Oracle
Hoplon
Pythia
The Immortals
citizen
12. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
Alcibiades
citizen
Pythia
draconian
13. 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)
The Delian league
perioikoi
Battle of Salamis
Darius
14. 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
Triremes
Pericles
Aspasia
Odyssey
15. The first great epic that Homer wrote. It was about a prince of Troy kidnapping the wife of the king of Sparta.
Battle of Thermopylae
citizen
Alcibiades
Lliad
16. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
Battle of Mycale
symposium
Syracuse
citizen
17. 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
polis
Lysander
Melos
Satrapy
18. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx
The Parthenon
Hoplon
rhetoric
Hubris
19. The brother-in-law of Xerxes that was left to die with the rest of the Persians during the Battle of Plataea
Odyssey
Miltiades
metics
Mardonius
20. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
Xerxes
The Immortals
Syracuse
symposium
21. The brother-in-law of Xerxes that was left to die with the rest of the Persians during the Battle of Plataea
Homer
The Delian league
Syracuse
Mardonius
22. TheAthenian word for victory
Lysander
Hoplon
Mardonius
Nike
23. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
Syracuse
Cyrus
Odyssey
The Peloponnesian League
24. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos
'dark age'
symposium
Sir Arthur Evans
Persia
25. 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
The Peloponnesian League
phalanx
Battle of Plataea
Isthmus
26. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
citizen
Battle of Plataea
Leonidas
Lliad
27. 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.
Triremes
oligarchy
'dark age'
Battle of Mycale
28. Form of government in which a few wealthy people have the power
Satrap
Battle of Salamis
oligarchy
Regent
29. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war
Miltiades
Satrapy
Mardonius
rhetoric
30. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Themistocles
Persia
democracy
Melians
31. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
Battle of Thermopylae
citizen
aristocrats
Battle of Mycale
32. The governor of an administrative district
Nike
Battle of Salamis
Satrap
Darius
33. 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.
Odyssey
Leonidas
citizen
metics
34. 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.
The Delian league
Battle of Mycale
rhetoric
polis
35. 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.
Battle of Mycale
Lysander
Battle of Plataea
Pythia
36. The first great epic that Homer wrote. It was about a prince of Troy kidnapping the wife of the king of Sparta.
Hubris
Lliad
Hoplon
Miltiades
37. An area in the middle east that the Persian empire was built on
Persia
Leonidas
Syracuse
Hereditary Monarchy
38. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
tyrant
The Delian league
Battle of Mycale
perioikoi
39. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Aspasia
Homer
Cultural Pluralism
Battle of Thermopylae
40. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields
mercenary
Hoplite
Themistocles
Nike
41. 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
Bards
Homer
Battle of Plataea
Themistocles
42. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).
The Peloponnesian League
Nike
Satrapy
symposium
43. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
The Immortals
The Peloponnesian League
Hereditary Monarchy
phalanx
44. 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
Pythia
Battle of Marathon
Sophists
Pythia
45. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
rhetoric
Hereditary Monarchy
Miltiades
oligarchy
46. The people from the island of Melos
perioikoi
Battle of Marathon
Triremes
Melians
47. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
Satrapy
Sophists
aristocrats
Sir Arthur Evans
48. Form of government in which a few wealthy people have the power
Syracuse
Battle of Salamis
Sir Arthur Evans
oligarchy
49. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
Melos
rhetoric
Melians
Satrapy
50. An administrative district
Hereditary Monarchy
Alcibiades
Nike
Satrapy