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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






5. The governor of an administrative district






6. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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7. 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 -






8. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






10. A land bridge






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






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






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






14. The Greek word for excessive pride






15. 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






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






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






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






19. The people from the island of Melos






20. An administrative district






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






27. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






28. 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.






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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 -






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






46. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






50. A land bridge