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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






7. A maze






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Public speaking






17. 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






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






19. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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20. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






21. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






22. 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






23. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






24. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






25. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






26. A substitute ruler






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. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom






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






30. 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.






31. A substitute ruler






32. 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 -






33. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






35. 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






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






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






38. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






39. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






41. 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)






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






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






44. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






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