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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






5. TheAthenian word for victory






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. A land bridge






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






12. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






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






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






18. Public speaking






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






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






21. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






24. Public speaking






25. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






39. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






40. The governor of an administrative district






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






48. The people from the island of Melos






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






50. The people from the island of Melos