Test your basic knowledge |

Ancient Greece Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. TheAthenian word for victory






2. 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






3. Public speaking






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






5. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






13. A land bridge






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






15. The people from the island of Melos






16. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. The Greek word for excessive pride






33. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






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






47. An administrative district






48. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






49. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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