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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The people from the island of Melos






2. 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






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






4. A maze






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






6. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






8. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






9. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. An administrative district






20. Public speaking






21. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






23. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






24. An administrative district






25. TheAthenian word for victory






26. The governor of an administrative district






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. The governor of an administrative district






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






39. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






41. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






46. A substitute ruler






47. 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.






48. 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)






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