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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. A substitute ruler






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






4. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






5. 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.






6. A substitute ruler






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






8. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






21. 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.






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






23. TheAthenian word for victory






24. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






36. An administrative district






37. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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