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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The people from the island of Melos






2. 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 -






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






4. The Greek word for excessive pride






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. A land bridge






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






11. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






12. 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.






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






14. 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 -






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






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






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






18. An administrative district






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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)






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






28. An administrative district






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






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






31. The people from the island of Melos






32. A maze






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






34. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






35. The Greek word for excessive pride






36. 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






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






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






39. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






41. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






42. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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43. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields