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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






4. TheAthenian word for victory






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






6. 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)






7. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






8. 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






9. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






11. A maze






12. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






17. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






24. The people from the island of Melos






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






26. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






27. The Greek word for excessive pride






28. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






30. 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 -






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The people from the island of Melos






36. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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37. 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






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






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






40. The governor of an administrative district






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






42. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






43. TheAthenian word for victory






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






45. 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)






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






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






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






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






50. 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







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