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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






2. 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






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






4. An administrative district






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






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






7. 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.






8. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






22. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






23. The governor of an administrative district






24. A land bridge






25. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






28. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






31. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






43. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






45. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






46. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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47. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






49. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






50. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae