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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






3. 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 -






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. A maze






11. Public speaking






12. A land bridge






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






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






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






16. An administrative district






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






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






19. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






20. An administrative district






21. 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 -






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. The people from the island of Melos






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






29. A substitute ruler






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






31. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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 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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






47. 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.






48. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






50. 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.






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