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Ancient Greece Trivia
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1. 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
The Long Walls
perioikoi
Battle of Plataea
The Long Walls
2. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
democracy
Melos
The Immortals
Themistocles
3. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
polis
Lliad
Satrapy
Xerxes
4. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx
Hoplon
Sir Arthur Evans
Themistocles
Cyrus
5. The king of Persia that built up a huge empire and ruled it from 559 BCE to 530 BCE
Cyrus
Battle of Salamis
The Parthenon
Bards
6. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Homer
Odyssey
Melos
Satrap
7. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
citizen
polis
Isthmus
constitution
8. A substitute ruler
Regent
Sophists
Cyrus
Battle of Marathon
9. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae
Hereditary Monarchy
Satrap
Leonidas
Lliad
10. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis
Lysander
aristocrats
Pythia
Triremes
11. A foreign woman who Pericles had a very controversial relationship with
Aspasia
Satrapy
Pythia
Leonidas
12. Form of government in which a few wealthy people have the power
Battle of Thermopylae
oligarchy
Pythia
Homer
13. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans
perioikoi
Miltiades
Peloponnesus
oligarchy
14. An administrative district
Themistocles
Hoplite
Melos
Satrapy
15. The Greek word for excessive pride
Aspasia
Persia
Cyrus
Hubris
16. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).
Melos
Lysander
Isthmus
The Peloponnesian League
17. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
The Peloponnesian League
Xerxes
Lliad
perioikoi
18. 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
rhetoric
The Parthenon
The Long Walls
Pheidippides
19. The governor of an administrative district
Sophists
rhetoric
Bards
Satrap
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
The Parthenon
Cyrus
Battle of Marathon
labyrinth
21. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
Lliad
Syracuse
perioikoi
Battle of Plataea
22. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
Alcibiades
The Long Walls
Peloponnesus
Hereditary Monarchy
23. Plan of gov- in 507 b.c. made freeAthenian born men citizens
draconian
Persia
constitution
Nike
24. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae
Bards
aristocrats
Leonidas
oligarchy
25. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis
symposium
Triremes
Isthmus
Melos
26. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
rhetoric
Persia
metics
Melos
27. An area in the middle east that the Persian empire was built on
Xerxes
Odyssey
Persia
Battle of Thermopylae
28. A huge wall aroundAthens to protect it that was ordered to build by Pericles
draconian
phalanx
The Long Walls
citizen
29. The people from the island of Melos
mercenary
'dark age'
Melians
draconian
30. Public speaking
'dark age'
aristocrats
Lysander
rhetoric
31. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
The Peloponnesian League
Pheidippides
Satrapy
citizen
32. 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)
Pythia
Battle of Salamis
constitution
Battle of Thermopylae
33. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis
Themistocles
Homer
Regent
tyrant
34. 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.
Satrapy
Nike
polis
Peloponnesus
35. The people from the island of Melos
Battle of Plataea
Melians
Battle of Marathon
Regent
36. Public speaking
rhetoric
Satrap
Melians
Satrapy
37. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
labyrinth
Syracuse
phalanx
'dark age'
38. 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
labyrinth
Battle of Plataea
Peloponnesus
constitution
39. A maze
labyrinth
draconian
The Immortals
citizen
40. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans
Miltiades
perioikoi
mercenary
Battle of Mycale
41. A land bridge
Isthmus
Hereditary Monarchy
mercenary
citizen
42. 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
Hereditary Monarchy
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Marathon
Sir Arthur Evans
43. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta
Peloponnesus
Satrapy
The Long Walls
Regent
44. A person hired to fight for another country than their own (Persian war during dark age)
mercenary
Triremes
rhetoric
Battle of Plataea
45. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Pythia
Lysander
Odyssey
The Peloponnesian League
46. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
phalanx
Pheidippides
aristocrats
Sophists
47. 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
mercenary
rhetoric
Pheidippides
Xerxes
48. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
Pythia
tyrant
Peloponnesus
Pheidippides
49. An administrative district
constitution
Satrapy
Melians
Syracuse
50. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Alcibiades
Lysander
The Peloponnesian League
Homer