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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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2. 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






3. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






20. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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21. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






22. 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






23. 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)






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. A maze






29. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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 -






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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)






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






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






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






43. TheAthenian word for victory






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






45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






46. 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.






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






48. Public speaking






49. 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.






50. 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






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