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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. The governor of an administrative district






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






8. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






13. Public speaking






14. 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






15. The governor of an administrative district






16. An administrative district






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






18. A maze






19. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. TheAthenian word for victory






27. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






28. 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






29. 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






30. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






32. 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.






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






34. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






36. A maze






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






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






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






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






41. 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)






42. 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.






43. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






45. 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.






46. A substitute ruler






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






48. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






50. Public speaking