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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






10. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






13. 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)






14. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






16. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






20. A maze






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






28. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






30. A substitute ruler






31. 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






32. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






33. 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)






34. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






36. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






38. A maze






39. 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.






40. The governor of an administrative district






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






42. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






43. Public speaking






44. 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.






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






46. The Greek word for excessive pride






47. A land bridge






48. 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






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






50. 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.