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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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.






3. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






7. A maze






8. A land bridge






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






25. 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 -






26. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A substitute ruler






37. 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.






38. The Greek word for excessive pride






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. The governor of an administrative district






50. 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