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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






6. A maze






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






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 substitute ruler






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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.






21. 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)






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






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






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






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






26. The people from the island of Melos






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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. 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






43. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






47. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






49. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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