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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).






3. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






4. An administrative district






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






14. A maze






15. 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 -






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. The people from the island of Melos






25. 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






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






27. The Greek word for excessive pride






28. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






30. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






40. A substitute ruler






41. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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.