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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






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






6. A maze






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






8. An administrative district






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






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






11. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






14. A substitute ruler






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. 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






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






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






19. Public speaking






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






21. TheAthenian word for victory






22. 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.






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






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






25. A land bridge






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






27. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






35. 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.






36. 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






37. A substitute ruler






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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)






43. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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44. Public speaking






45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






48. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






49. 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 -






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