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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






2. A land bridge






3. 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






4. TheAthenian word for victory






5. 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






6. 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 -






7. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






13. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






16. 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.






17. A maze






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






19. 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






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






21. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






22. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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23. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






24. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






27. A land bridge






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. An administrative district






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






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






38. A substitute ruler






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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






48. The people from the island of Melos






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






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