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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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9. A maze






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






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






12. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. A land bridge






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






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






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






21. The people from the island of Melos






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






23. A substitute ruler






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






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. Public speaking






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. 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






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






41. A substitute ruler






42. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. A land bridge