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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






9. TheAthenian word for victory






10. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






12. An administrative district






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. A substitute ruler






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






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






19. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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20. 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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. A land bridge






30. The people from the island of Melos






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






32. The people from the island of Melos






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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 -






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






42. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






48. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






50. The governor of an administrative district