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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






3. The governor of an administrative district






4. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom






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






16. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Public speaking






25. An administrative district






26. 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.






27. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






29. TheAthenian word for victory






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






34. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






39. A self-governing city-state; the basic political unit of the Greek world. comprised a city - with its acropolis and agora and the surrounding territory.






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






41. 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.






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






43. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






46. 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






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






48. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






49. 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.






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