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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 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 -






4. The people from the island of Melos






5. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






8. 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






9. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






12. A land bridge






13. 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 -






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






15. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. A substitute ruler






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






21. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






22. 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.






23. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






25. TheAthenian word for victory






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. An administrative district






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






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






33. 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






34. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






40. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






41. A land bridge






42. 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






43. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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







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