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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






5. 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)






6. A substitute ruler






7. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






11. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






14. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






22. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. An administrative district






29. Public speaking






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






31. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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.






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. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






40. 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 -






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






42. 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






43. Public speaking






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






45. 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






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. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






49. A maze






50. Another name for the Delphic Oracle