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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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 -






10. 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






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






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






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






15. An administrative district






16. 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






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






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






19. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


20. A land bridge






21. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






22. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






30. A substitute ruler






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






32. The people from the island of Melos






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






34. The people from the island of Melos






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






36. 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)






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






42. 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






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






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






45. The governor of an administrative district






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






47. 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.






48. A maze






49. Public speaking






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