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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






6. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






11. A substitute ruler






12. 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.






13. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






22. A maze






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






24. 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






25. 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)






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. A maze






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






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






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






35. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






48. The people from the island of Melos






49. The Greek word for excessive pride






50. An administrative district