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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. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. A land bridge






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






12. 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.






13. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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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. 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.






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






27. An administrative district






28. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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29. 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






30. 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)






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. A land bridge






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






38. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






40. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






41. 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






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






43. 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 -






44. The Greek word for excessive pride






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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