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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. A land bridge






4. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






5. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






13. An administrative district






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






15. 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 -






16. The people from the island of Melos






17. TheAthenian word for victory






18. 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






19. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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)






33. 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






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






35. A maze






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






37. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. A land bridge






45. The governor of an administrative district






46. 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.






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






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






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






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