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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






3. 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






4. The Greek word for excessive pride






5. 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






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






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






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






9. An administrative district






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. An administrative district






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






17. The governor of an administrative district






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






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. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






26. 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






27. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






29. 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.






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






31. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






33. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






36. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






39. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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