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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The Greek word for excessive pride






3. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






12. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






14. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






16. 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






17. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






20. 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






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






22. A maze






23. TheAthenian word for victory






24. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. A maze






31. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






42. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






43. 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.






44. 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






45. The people from the island of Melos






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






47. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






49. 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






50. The governor of an administrative district







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