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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The people from the island of Melos






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






3. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






11. 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.






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






13. A substitute ruler






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






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






16. 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






17. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






18. The people from the island of Melos






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. An administrative district






28. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






29. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






30. Public speaking






31. The Greek word for excessive pride






32. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






39. A land bridge






40. An administrative district






41. 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






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






43. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






45. TheAthenian word for victory






46. 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)






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






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






49. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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