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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. A maze






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






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






8. A substitute ruler






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






22. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






30. 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)






31. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






32. 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






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






34. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






36. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






37. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






39. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






50. 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