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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






3. 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.






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






5. 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






6. TheAthenian word for victory






7. Public speaking






8. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






11. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






14. The Greek word for excessive pride






15. 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






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






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






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






20. 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.






21. A maze






22. 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






23. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






25. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






39. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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)






46. Public speaking






47. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






49. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


50. 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.