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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The people from the island of Melos






3. The Greek word for excessive pride






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. 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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






7. 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)






8. A land bridge






9. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






17. 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






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






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






20. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






25. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






26. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






27. 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






28. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






29. 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






30. The people from the island of Melos






31. Public speaking






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. A substitute ruler






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






41. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






44. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






47. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






48. 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.






49. 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.






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