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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Public speaking






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






4. A maze






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






6. Public speaking






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






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






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






10. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. The Greek word for excessive pride






17. TheAthenian word for victory






18. 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






19. 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






20. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






23. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






25. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






26. The people from the island of Melos






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






29. 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.






30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The people from the island of Melos






39. A land bridge






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






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






42. An administrative district






43. 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.






44. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






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