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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






3. 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 -






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






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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. The people from the island of Melos






12. 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






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






14. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






16. 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






17. The governor of an administrative district






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






24. The Greek word for excessive pride






25. A maze






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






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






28. 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)






29. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. TheAthenian word for victory






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. A substitute ruler






41. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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