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






3. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






4. Public speaking






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






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






7. 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






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






10. 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)






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






12. 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






13. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






14. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A land bridge






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






39. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






40. 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






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






42. A maze






43. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. An administrative district






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






50. A land bridge