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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. TheAthenian word for victory






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






11. 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






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






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






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






16. The Greek word for excessive pride






17. Public speaking






18. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






19. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






20. 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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






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






37. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






39. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






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






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






45. The people from the island of Melos






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






47. 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 -






48. A land bridge






49. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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