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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. An administrative district






2. 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






3. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






7. 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)






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






9. A substitute ruler






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






19. An administrative district






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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 -






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






28. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






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






33. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






34. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






35. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






45. TheAthenian word for victory






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






47. 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.






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






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






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