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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. A maze






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






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






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






6. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






9. 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






10. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






13. 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






14. An administrative district






15. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. A maze






22. A substitute ruler






23. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






24. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






27. The governor of an administrative district






28. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






29. 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.






30. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






34. 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






35. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx






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






37. 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 -






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






39. A land bridge






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






48. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






49. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






50. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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