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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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4. 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.






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






6. A land bridge






7. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






10. 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.






11. The governor of an administrative district






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






13. An administrative district






14. 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.






15. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






20. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






24. An administrative district






25. A substitute ruler






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






27. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






31. A maze






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






33. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. TheAthenian word for victory






42. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






43. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






44. 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 -






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






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






47. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






48. 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 -






49. A land bridge






50. Greeks who sang songs to keep records