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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






6. The people from the island of Melos






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






8. 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.






9. A maze






10. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






12. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






15. 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)






16. An administrative district






17. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






26. 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)






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






35. An administrative district






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






37. Public speaking






38. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






40. TheAthenian word for victory






41. A substitute ruler






42. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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