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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. An administrative district






6. A land bridge






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. The governor of an administrative district






16. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






18. 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 -






19. 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






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






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






22. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






23. 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






24. Public speaking






25. 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






26. A maze






27. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






38. 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






39. 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.






40. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






42. A maze






43. 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.






44. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






46. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






49. 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)






50. 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






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