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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






4. A substitute ruler






5. A maze






6. 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.






7. 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)






8. Public speaking






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






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






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






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






13. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






15. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






18. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






19. 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 -






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Public speaking






31. The people from the island of Melos






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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)






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






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






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






46. 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






47. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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 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