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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. A land bridge






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






14. 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






15. The governor of an administrative district






16. The people from the island of Melos






17. 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.






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






19. A substitute ruler






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






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. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom






23. Public speaking






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






25. 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.






26. 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






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






28. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






33. 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)






34. 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 -






35. 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)






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






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






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






39. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






41. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






45. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






46. The Greek word for excessive pride






47. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






50. 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.