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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them






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






4. 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 -






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






14. The governor of an administrative district






15. An administrative district






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






17. 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)






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






19. TheAthenian word for victory






20. 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






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






22. The people from the island of Melos






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






24. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






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






30. A maze






31. A substitute ruler






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. The Greek word for excessive pride






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






48. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






50. An administrative district