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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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.






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. TheAthenian word for victory






8. TheAthenian word for victory






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






10. 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.






11. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






15. 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)






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






17. The people from the island of Melos






18. A land bridge






19. A maze






20. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






21. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






24. A substitute ruler






25. An administrative district






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






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






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






29. 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 -






30. 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






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






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






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






34. An administrative district






35. A land bridge






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






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






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






39. 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 -






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






41. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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42. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






50. The governor of an administrative district