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






3. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






9. A land bridge






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






11. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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 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.






27. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






28. The Greek word for excessive pride






29. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






32. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






34. The governor of an administrative district






35. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






37. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






38. A substitute ruler






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. A maze






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