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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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. 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






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






5. A land bridge






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






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






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






9. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






10. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






13. Public speaking






14. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






17. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






21. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






22. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






23. A substitute ruler






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. The Greek word for excessive pride






28. 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.






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






34. A maze






35. An administrative district






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






46. TheAthenian word for victory






47. 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 -






48. A maze






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







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