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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. A substitute ruler






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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)






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






26. 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.






27. A substitute ruler






28. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. An administrative district






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






34. 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






35. An administrative district






36. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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