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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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 -






12. 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 -






13. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






17. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






26. A substitute ruler






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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






31. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






32. A land bridge






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






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






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






36. The governor of an administrative district






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






38. Public speaking






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. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. TheAthenian word for victory






46. Public speaking






47. 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






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






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)