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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






3. 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)






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






5. A maze






6. A land bridge






7. TheAthenian word for victory






8. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






11. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






13. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






15. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






18. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






21. 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






22. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. A substitute ruler






35. 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






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






37. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






40. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






44. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






45. A maze






46. TheAthenian word for victory






47. 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






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






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






50. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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