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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 land bridge






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






4. 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






5. 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.






6. Public speaking






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






8. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






9. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war






10. 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 -






11. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






12. An administrative district






13. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






14. 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






15. An administrative district






16. 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






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






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






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






21. A substitute ruler






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






23. 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






24. The people from the island of Melos






25. A maze






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






27. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






30. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






50. 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