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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. A land bridge






10. 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






11. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis






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






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






14. 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 -






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






16. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






17. 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.






18. 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






19. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A maze






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






36. The people from the island of Melos






37. An administrative district






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






39. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis






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






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






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






43. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






47. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






49. A substitute ruler






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