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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






4. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






6. A substitute ruler






7. 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 -






8. Public speaking






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






10. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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. 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






14. 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.






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






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






18. A land bridge






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






20. The governor of an administrative district






21. 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)






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






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






24. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






26. An administrative district






27. A maze






28. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






32. The people from the island of Melos






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






34. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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49. A substitute ruler






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