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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. A substitute ruler






4. 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






5. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






9. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






12. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






21. Public speaking






22. 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






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






24. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






27. An administrative district






28. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






30. An administrative district






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






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






33. 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 -






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






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






36. 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 -






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






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






39. A land bridge






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. The governor of an administrative district






46. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






49. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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