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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. A substitute ruler






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






5. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






10. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






11. Public speaking






12. 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)






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






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






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






16. A substitute ruler






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






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






19. A land bridge






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. The people from the island of Melos






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






28. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






31. TheAthenian word for victory






32. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






33. 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






34. A maze






35. 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.






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






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






38. Public speaking






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






40. An administrative district






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






42. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






45. A land bridge






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






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






48. TheAthenian word for victory






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






50. 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.