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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






9. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






10. 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.






11. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






15. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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16. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






17. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. TheAthenian word for victory






27. TheAthenian word for victory






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 self-governing city-state; the basic political unit of the Greek world. comprised a city - with its acropolis and agora and the surrounding territory.






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






31. 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 -






32. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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 monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






47. 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






48. A land bridge






49. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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