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Ancient Greece Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






10. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. An administrative district






19. TheAthenian word for victory






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






21. 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 -






22. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






28. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






45. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






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