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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






6. 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.






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






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






10. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






11. 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






12. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. An administrative district






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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 -






25. The people from the island of Melos






26. 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 -






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






28. 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






29. 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.






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






31. TheAthenian word for victory






32. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






41. 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






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






43. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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