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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A maze






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






3. 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.






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






5. Public speaking






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






7. The Greek word for excessive pride






8. 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.






9. A maze






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






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






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






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






14. A land bridge






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






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






17. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






20. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






24. An administrative district






25. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






28. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






31. The people from the island of Melos






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






36. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






37. 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






38. 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 -






39. A substitute ruler






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






41. The governor of an administrative district






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






43. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






44. A substitute ruler






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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. TheAthenian word for victory