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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






3. 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






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. Public speaking






6. 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.






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






8. An administrative district






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






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






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. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






18. The people from the island of Melos






19. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






26. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






29. Public speaking






30. A substitute ruler






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






32. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






33. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






36. A substitute ruler






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






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






39. The Greek word for excessive pride






40. 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.






41. 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)






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






43. A maze






44. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






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






48. An administrative district






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






50. The governor of an administrative district