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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. TheAthenian word for victory






2. The governor of an administrative district






3. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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 -






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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23. 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.






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






25. A maze






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






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






28. 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.






29. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






30. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






36. A substitute ruler






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






38. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






41. 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






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






43. A land bridge






44. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






45. A substitute ruler






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






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






48. 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






49. The Greek word for excessive pride






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