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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






3. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. A maze






12. 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






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






14. 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






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 land bridge






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






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






19. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






21. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






22. 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






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






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






25. TheAthenian word for victory






26. 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






27. A substitute ruler






28. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






31. 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.






32. A substitute ruler






33. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






34. 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)






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






36. The people from the island of Melos






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






38. Public speaking






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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 -






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