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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. 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)






6. TheAthenian word for victory






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






8. 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.






9. 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 -






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






11. 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






12. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






16. The governor of an administrative district






17. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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18. 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.






19. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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






27. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. An administrative district






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






42. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'






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






44. The Greek word for excessive pride






45. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






48. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






49. 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






50. 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)