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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 substitute ruler






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws






10. A maze






11. 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.






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






13. The governor of an administrative district






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






26. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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27. 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)






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






29. 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.






30. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws






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






32. A maze






33. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






34. An administrative district






35. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






39. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






40. 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.






41. An administrative district






42. 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.






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






44. The people from the island of Melos






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






46. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






50. The Greek word for excessive pride