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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. Public speaking






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






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






5. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






9. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






10. 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






11. An administrative district






12. Public speaking






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






14. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






15. The people from the island of Melos






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






17. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






20. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






22. 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.






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






24. A land bridge






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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 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






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






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






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






36. 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 -






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The governor of an administrative district






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