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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Public speaking






15. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






16. 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.






17. A maze






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






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






20. 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.






21. Public speaking






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. A land bridge






28. 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






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






30. A substitute ruler






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






32. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






44. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






46. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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47. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






49. 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






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