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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The governor of an administrative district






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






3. The people from the island of Melos






4. Public speaking






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






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






10. A maze






11. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Public speaking






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A land bridge






23. 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.






24. 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






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 foreign woman who Pericles had a very controversial relationship with






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






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






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






30. 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






31. An administrative district






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






33. 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.






34. An administrative district






35. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






39. A substitute ruler






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






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






42. 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.






43. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


44. 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)






45. 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.






46. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






50. 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.