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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. 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






3. Public speaking






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






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






6. 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 -






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






23. A maze






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






32. 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






33. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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. A maze






38. 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.






39. A land bridge






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






46. TheAthenian word for victory






47. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






50. 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)






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