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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






3. 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






4. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






5. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






6. 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






7. The governor of an administrative district






8. 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.






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






10. The Greek word for excessive pride






11. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






14. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






15. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The Greek word for excessive pride






23. An administrative district






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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 -






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






33. Public speaking






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






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






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






37. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






39. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






41. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






45. A land bridge






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






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






48. 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






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






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