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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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 -






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. An administrative district






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






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






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






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






12. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






17. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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18. A maze






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






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






21. 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.






22. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






33. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Public speaking






41. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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