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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






4. A substitute ruler






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






6. A land bridge






7. 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.






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






20. TheAthenian word for victory






21. A maze






22. 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.






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






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






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






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An administrative district






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






48. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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