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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Public speaking






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






12. 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)






13. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






15. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






18. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






20. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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)






28. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






29. A land bridge






30. The people from the island of Melos






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






32. 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.






33. The governor of an administrative district






34. TheAthenian word for victory






35. 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.






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






37. The governor of an administrative district






38. A maze






39. 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.






40. The people from the island of Melos






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






42. A maze






43. 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






44. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






45. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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 -