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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Public speaking






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






13. 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






14. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






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






20. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






23. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






26. An administrative district






27. 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






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






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






30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






32. 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






33. The governor of an administrative district






34. 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.






35. TheAthenian word for victory






36. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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37. 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 -






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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






48. The people from the island of Melos






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






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







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