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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Public speaking






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






3. A land bridge






4. The people from the island of Melos






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






6. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






9. The people from the island of Melos






10. An administrative district






11. 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.






12. 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






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






14. A substitute ruler






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






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






17. 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






18. The governor of an administrative district






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






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






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






31. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






39. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






41. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






45. A land bridge






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






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






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






49. 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.






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