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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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 -






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






17. Public speaking






18. 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.






19. 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)






20. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






21. TheAthenian word for victory






22. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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23. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. A maze






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






31. A land bridge






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. The Greek word for excessive pride






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. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom






47. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






48. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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