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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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 -






3. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






5. The governor of an administrative district






6. A maze






7. A substitute ruler






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






19. 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






20. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






21. 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






22. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






23. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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. An administrative district






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






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






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






31. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






33. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. Public speaking






39. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






44. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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45. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






46. Public speaking






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






48. 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






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






50. 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