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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. An administrative district






6. 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






7. Public speaking






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






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






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






11. A maze






12. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






16. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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)






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






25. The governor of an administrative district






26. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






27. 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 -






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






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






30. Public speaking






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






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






33. The Greek word for excessive pride






34. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






35. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. The people from the island of Melos






47. 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.






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






49. TheAthenian word for victory






50. The governor of an administrative district







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