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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






7. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






19. 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






20. The people from the island of Melos






21. 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.






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






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






24. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






25. The people from the island of Melos






26. 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






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






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






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






30. A land bridge






31. 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






32. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






35. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






36. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






38. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






46. 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 -






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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







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