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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. A maze






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






20. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






22. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






24. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






26. The Greek word for excessive pride






27. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






28. 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






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






30. A land bridge






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






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






33. 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






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






36. A substitute ruler






37. TheAthenian word for victory






38. 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






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






40. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






43. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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44. TheAthenian word for victory






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






46. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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







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