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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. An administrative district






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






11. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






13. 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)






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. TheAthenian word for victory






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






24. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. The governor of an administrative district






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






44. A battle between the Persians and theAthenians and Ionians in which the Persians wanted control of Ionia - and the Ionians andAthenians met at Marathon and fought until theAthenians won






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






46. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






50. An administrative district