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Ancient Greece Trivia
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1. Greeks who sang songs to keep records
Bards
Sir Arthur Evans
Hoplon
constitution
2. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
Hoplon
Alcibiades
Syracuse
The Long Walls
3. An administrative district
Xerxes
draconian
Satrapy
Melians
4. Public speaking
Sophists
rhetoric
Bards
polis
5. Form of government in which a few wealthy people have the power
draconian
Melians
oligarchy
Hoplon
6. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
Satrap
Sophists
Xerxes
mercenary
7. 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
Sir Arthur Evans
Alcibiades
constitution
mercenary
8. 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
Battle of Salamis
Cyrus
rhetoric
Pericles
9. The brother-in-law of Xerxes that was left to die with the rest of the Persians during the Battle of Plataea
Mardonius
Bards
Alcibiades
Alcibiades
10. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
Mardonius
Xerxes
draconian
oligarchy
11. 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.
Battle of Mycale
symposium
polis
Themistocles
12. 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
Lysander
Hoplon
Battle of Thermopylae
draconian
13. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.
Sir Arthur Evans
Cyrus
Pheidippides
The Parthenon
14. Another name for the Delphic Oracle
Battle of Thermopylae
Lysander
Pythia
citizen
15. 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
Battle of Thermopylae
Cyrus
Pheidippides
Hereditary Monarchy
16. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
Isthmus
Lysander
Melos
Xerxes
17. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis
Triremes
tyrant
oligarchy
Pericles
18. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.
The Parthenon
Bards
Syracuse
Triremes
19. 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 -
symposium
Odyssey
Mardonius
Regent
20. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war
Melos
Miltiades
Persia
Hoplon
21. 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)
Miltiades
mercenary
Battle of Salamis
Darius
22. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
Hoplite
citizen
The Long Walls
Miltiades
23. 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.
Pheidippides
Battle of Mycale
phalanx
tyrant
24. A maze
Alcibiades
labyrinth
Darius
Triremes
25. A land bridge
citizen
Satrap
Persia
Isthmus
26. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields
Syracuse
Hoplite
mercenary
Mardonius
27. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans
Pheidippides
tyrant
perioikoi
Darius
28. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
Hereditary Monarchy
Cyrus
Pericles
Persia
29. The Greek word for excessive pride
The Immortals
labyrinth
Hubris
Darius
30. 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.
metics
Battle of Plataea
Pericles
Darius
31. The people from the island of Melos
Homer
Melians
Darius
Sophists
32. The king of Persia that built up a huge empire and ruled it from 559 BCE to 530 BCE
Hoplon
Cyrus
oligarchy
Melos
33. Public speaking
rhetoric
democracy
Hubris
The Parthenon
34. Form of government in which a few wealthy people have the power
Leonidas
Battle of Salamis
Cultural Pluralism
oligarchy
35. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'
Battle of Thermopylae
Pericles
Regent
Sophists
36. Greeks who sang songs to keep records
The Parthenon
constitution
Bards
Homer
37. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis
Battle of Marathon
Homer
Satrap
Themistocles
38. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
mercenary
Nike
Isthmus
Homer
39. 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
Battle of Marathon
Pheidippides
Alcibiades
aristocrats
40. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans
perioikoi
Melos
Pythia
metics
41. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
democracy
Syracuse
Hoplon
The Immortals
42. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
citizen
Cultural Pluralism
Miltiades
Cyrus
43. A huge wall aroundAthens to protect it that was ordered to build by Pericles
Mardonius
The Long Walls
Melians
The Peloponnesian League
44. The Greek word for excessive pride
'dark age'
Hubris
Peloponnesus
Cyrus
45. TheAthenian word for victory
Mardonius
polis
Isthmus
Nike
46. 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.
Bards
polis
tyrant
'dark age'
47. Plan of gov- in 507 b.c. made freeAthenian born men citizens
Isthmus
constitution
Sir Arthur Evans
Peloponnesus
48. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
Xerxes
Satrap
tyrant
oligarchy
49. TheAthenian word for victory
Hoplite
Nike
Battle of Mycale
The Immortals
50. The first great epic that Homer wrote. It was about a prince of Troy kidnapping the wife of the king of Sparta.
Lliad
oligarchy
Sophists
Xerxes
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