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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






3. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






4. 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.






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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The people from the island of Melos






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






28. The governor of an administrative district






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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33. 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






34. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






35. TheAthenian word for victory






36. The Greek word for excessive pride






37. 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.






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






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 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. A land bridge






47. Public speaking






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






49. TheAthenian word for victory






50. 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