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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






2. 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






3. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






5. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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16. A maze






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






18. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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19. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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)






37. 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






38. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






46. A maze






47. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






49. The people from the island of Melos






50. 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