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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The people from the island of Melos






3. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






4. An administrative district






5. 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.






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






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






8. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






14. Public speaking






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






23. The governor of an administrative district






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. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






28. The people from the island of Melos






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






30. A substitute ruler






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 monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






39. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






49. The governor of an administrative district






50. 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.







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