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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. A maze






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






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






5. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






6. An administrative district






7. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






8. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A substitute ruler






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






18. The people from the island of Melos






19. The Greek word for excessive pride






20. A land bridge






21. 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






22. 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.






23. TheAthenian word for victory






24. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






30. A land bridge






31. 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






32. 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 -






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






42. 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)






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






44. Public speaking






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






46. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






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







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