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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. A substitute ruler






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






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 kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx






6. A substitute ruler






7. An administrative district






8. 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






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






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






11. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






12. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






13. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






14. A land bridge






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






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






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






36. 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 -






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






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






39. 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.






40. The Greek word for excessive pride






41. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






43. Public speaking






44. 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.






45. The people from the island of Melos






46. 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.






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






48. A land bridge






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






50. TheAthenian word for victory