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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A maze






2. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






3. 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.






4. 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






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






6. An administrative district






7. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






29. 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 -






30. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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






35. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






38. 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)






39. 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






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






41. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






45. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






46. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






50. 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.







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