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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






3. An administrative district






4. Public speaking






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






14. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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 -






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






21. 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)






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






23. 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.






24. A maze






25. A land bridge






26. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






30. 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.






31. The people from the island of Melos






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






33. Public speaking






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






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






36. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. The Greek word for excessive pride






45. TheAthenian word for victory






46. 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.






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






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






49. TheAthenian word for victory






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







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