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






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






4. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






13. A land bridge






14. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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 southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






20. An administrative district






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






30. A person hired to fight for another country than their own (Persian war during dark age)






31. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






33. 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






34. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






36. 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.






37. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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46. Public speaking






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






48. 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






49. A land bridge






50. The people from the island of Melos