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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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 -






2. 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)






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






4. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






5. 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






6. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






9. 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.






10. An administrative district






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






12. 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






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






14. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






16. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






19. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






20. Public speaking






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






33. 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






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






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






36. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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37. The people from the island of Melos






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






45. 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)






46. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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







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