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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






4. A maze






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






6. TheAthenian word for victory






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






9. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






11. An administrative district






12. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. The Greek word for excessive pride






20. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






22. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






23. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






30. 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.






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






32. A land bridge






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. A maze






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






48. The people from the island of Melos






49. 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






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