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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy






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






3. 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.






4. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






6. Public speaking






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






8. TheAthenian word for victory






9. An administrative district






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






11. 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.






12. 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)






13. TheAthenian word for victory






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






15. The Greek word for excessive pride






16. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






17. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The Greek word for excessive pride






37. The people from the island of Melos






38. A land bridge






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






40. A maze






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






42. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






43. Public speaking






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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)






48. 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.






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






50. An administrative district







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