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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






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






6. TheAthenian word for victory






7. 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)






8. 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 -






9. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. A land bridge






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






17. A maze






18. 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






19. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






22. A land bridge






23. 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






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






25. The people from the island of Melos






26. TheAthenian word for victory






27. 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.






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






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






30. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






33. 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






34. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






46. Public speaking






47. 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






48. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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







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