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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






4. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






7. The governor of an administrative district






8. Public speaking






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. The Greek word for excessive pride






16. An administrative district






17. 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.






18. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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33. 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






34. 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






35. TheAthenian word for victory






36. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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.






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 maze






43. 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






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






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






46. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






49. 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






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







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