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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. A substitute ruler






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






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






9. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






19. 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.






20. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






21. An administrative district






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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.






28. 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)






29. 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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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 -






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. The governor of an administrative district






42. 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






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






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






45. The people from the island of Melos






46. A land bridge






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






48. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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







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