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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Public speaking






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






8. 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.






9. A maze






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






11. 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)






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






13. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






15. Public speaking






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






17. The governor of an administrative district






18. An administrative district






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






20. An administrative district






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






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






23. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






24. A land bridge






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






26. 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 -






27. 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)






28. The people from the island of Melos






29. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






32. A maze






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






40. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






46. The Greek word for excessive pride






47. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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