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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A land bridge






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






3. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






4. 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






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






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






7. 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.






8. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






11. 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)






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






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






14. 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.






15. A substitute ruler






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






17. 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






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






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






20. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






22. 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.






23. The Greek word for excessive pride






24. TheAthenian word for victory






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






26. 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.






27. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






33. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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34. A land bridge






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. The people from the island of Melos






41. The people from the island of Melos






42. The governor of an administrative district






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






44. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






45. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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







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