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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 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






4. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






7. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






11. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






12. Public speaking






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






14. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






19. Public speaking






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






21. 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






22. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






26. The people from the island of Melos






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






28. A substitute ruler






29. 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






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






31. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






34. An administrative district






35. A land bridge






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






37. 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






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






39. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






45. The governor of an administrative district






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






47. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






48. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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