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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






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






4. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






6. 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.






7. A substitute ruler






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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 Spartan that was in power ofAthens after the loss of the first Peloponnesian war who theAthenians eventually rebelled against to get their independence back






14. A land bridge






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






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






17. 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 -






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 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






30. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. A maze






36. Public speaking






37. An administrative district






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






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






40. 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 -






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






42. 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.






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






49. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






50. Public speaking