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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






4. A substitute ruler






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






6. A substitute ruler






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






12. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






13. An administrative district






14. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






16. 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






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






18. A land bridge






19. 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.






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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26. 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






27. The people from the island of Melos






28. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






36. 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 -






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






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






39. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






40. 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






41. A land bridge






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






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






44. 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






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






46. A maze






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






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






49. Public speaking






50. The Greek word for excessive pride