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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 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






4. Public speaking






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






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






7. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






16. The people from the island of Melos






17. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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18. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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 governor of an administrative district






24. 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)






25. 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






26. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A maze






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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)






40. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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 -