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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. TheAthenian word for victory






3. 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 -






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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)






15. 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






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






17. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






20. 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)






21. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






36. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. An administrative district






50. 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.