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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. An administrative district






4. 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






5. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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 -






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






15. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






19. 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.






20. 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)






21. A maze






22. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






26. A land bridge






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






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






29. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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30. 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.






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






32. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






34. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






36. 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






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






38. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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 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.






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






43. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The people from the island of Melos







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