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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






5. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






11. 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.






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






13. 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 -






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






20. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






21. The Greek word for excessive pride






22. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Public speaking






30. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A land bridge






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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