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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






4. The Greek word for excessive pride






5. 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.






6. Public speaking






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. An administrative district






14. 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)






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






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






17. The people from the island of Melos






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






20. 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






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






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






23. A land bridge






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






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






26. 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.






27. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. Public speaking






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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43. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






44. 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.






45. 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






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






47. The governor of an administrative district






48. The governor of an administrative district






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






50. An administrative district