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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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 -






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






16. 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.






17. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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)






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






24. 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






25. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






27. Public speaking






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






29. TheAthenian word for victory






30. 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.






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






32. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






33. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






35. 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.






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






37. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






43. Public speaking






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. The governor of an administrative district






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