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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A maze






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






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






4. TheAthenian word for victory






5. A land bridge






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






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






8. 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






9. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






11. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






16. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






18. 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 -






19. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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29. TheAthenian word for victory






30. An administrative district






31. Public speaking






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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






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






41. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.