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Ancient Greece Trivia
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1. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'
Triremes
Sophists
Battle of Plataea
Isthmus
2. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
Hereditary Monarchy
Sir Arthur Evans
constitution
rhetoric
3. The Greek word for excessive pride
Regent
Hubris
Sophists
The Parthenon
4. 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
Pheidippides
Hoplite
Battle of Thermopylae
metics
5. A land bridge
Leonidas
Isthmus
Sir Arthur Evans
Lysander
6. 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
tyrant
Pheidippides
draconian
Hoplon
7. 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
Xerxes
Battle of Plataea
Melians
draconian
8. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Battle of Marathon
Homer
Darius
tyrant
9. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis
Triremes
'dark age'
rhetoric
Miltiades
10. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
democracy
Cyrus
Mardonius
Battle of Salamis
11. The king of the Persian empire from 522 to 480 BCE who spit the area into 20 administrative areas
Odyssey
Pheidippides
Darius
Battle of Mycale
12. A person hired to fight for another country than their own (Persian war during dark age)
mercenary
Bards
Hoplite
rhetoric
13. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Mycale
Miltiades
metics
Leonidas
14. Greeks who sang songs to keep records
Homer
Satrapy
Bards
Hubris
15. 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 -
tyrant
Battle of Marathon
The Parthenon
symposium
16. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom
Battle of Plataea
Cultural Pluralism
Melos
'dark age'
17. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
labyrinth
mercenary
Themistocles
draconian
18. 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.
Miltiades
Sophists
Odyssey
The Delian league
19. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).
Isthmus
The Peloponnesian League
metics
Nike
20. Public speaking
'dark age'
rhetoric
Mardonius
The Immortals
21. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields
Hoplite
'dark age'
Homer
Bards
22. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
Darius
Peloponnesus
aristocrats
The Parthenon
23. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis
Mardonius
metics
Pericles
Themistocles
24. 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.
mercenary
The Parthenon
The Delian league
Battle of Mycale
25. A land bridge
Melians
Syracuse
Isthmus
The Immortals
26. 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)
Battle of Salamis
Sir Arthur Evans
The Long Walls
Odyssey
27. 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
Satrapy
Pheidippides
The Parthenon
Syracuse
28. 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)
The Parthenon
Miltiades
Battle of Salamis
Leonidas
29. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed
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30. A maze
labyrinth
Regent
Themistocles
phalanx
31. The brother-in-law of Xerxes that was left to die with the rest of the Persians during the Battle of Plataea
Melians
phalanx
Isthmus
Mardonius
32. The Greek word for excessive pride
Hubris
Cyrus
The Parthenon
'dark age'
33. The elite 10 -000 Persian soldiers that were sent to fight the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae
Pythia
The Immortals
draconian
Themistocles
34. The governor of an administrative district
Isthmus
Satrap
Cyrus
metics
35. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
Syracuse
Themistocles
polis
Themistocles
36. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
Persia
metics
Alcibiades
aristocrats
37. TheAthenian word for victory
Cyrus
Battle of Plataea
perioikoi
Nike
38. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
Hubris
Xerxes
Odyssey
draconian
39. The elite 10 -000 Persian soldiers that were sent to fight the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae
Melos
The Immortals
Aspasia
Pericles
40. Public speaking
citizen
rhetoric
Sophists
Satrap
41. 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 -
Leonidas
polis
symposium
rhetoric
42. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
citizen
Xerxes
Hoplite
draconian
43. Plan of gov- in 507 b.c. made freeAthenian born men citizens
tyrant
constitution
Persia
draconian
44. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
Regent
perioikoi
Sophists
Hereditary Monarchy
45. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis
Themistocles
Sophists
Homer
Lysander
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
Sir Arthur Evans
democracy
citizen
Battle of Plataea
47. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
Satrap
perioikoi
Battle of Salamis
Xerxes
48. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.
Satrapy
Melos
Cyrus
The Parthenon
49. The king of Persia that built up a huge empire and ruled it from 559 BCE to 530 BCE
Cyrus
phalanx
phalanx
The Long Walls
50. 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
Pythia
Pericles
Melians
labyrinth