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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






3. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






5. 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.






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






7. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






19. TheAthenian word for victory






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






21. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






22. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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 -






30. Public speaking






31. The governor of an administrative district






32. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






38. An administrative district






39. An administrative district






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. The people from the island of Melos






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






49. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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