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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






4. 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 -






5. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






6. A land bridge






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






8. A maze






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






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






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






12. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






14. 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






15. A substitute ruler






16. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






17. An administrative district






18. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






21. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






22. TheAthenian word for victory






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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






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






28. The governor of an administrative district






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. The governor of an administrative district






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






36. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






37. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






39. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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40. 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






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 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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Another name for the Delphic Oracle