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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






4. 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






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. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






8. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






9. 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






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






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






12. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






13. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






15. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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16. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis






17. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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)






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. A maze






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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 -






35. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






36. 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






37. 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.






38. Public speaking






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






40. TheAthenian word for victory






41. The governor of an administrative district






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






43. The Greek word for excessive pride






44. TheAthenian word for victory






45. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis






46. 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






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






48. 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)






49. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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.







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