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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. TheAthenian word for victory






3. A maze






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






5. 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






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






7. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






9. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Public speaking






18. An administrative district






19. 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.






20. Public speaking






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






32. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






33. The people from the island of Melos






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






50. A land bridge