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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






6. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






8. A substitute ruler






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






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






11. TheAthenian word for victory






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






13. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






20. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






24. Public speaking






25. 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






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. An administrative district






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






41. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






44. A maze






45. Public speaking






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






47. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






48. 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.






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






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