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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






2. 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.






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






9. The people from the island of Melos






10. 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 -






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






12. An administrative district






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






19. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






23. TheAthenian word for victory






24. 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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






35. 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.






36. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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37. The people from the island of Melos






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






39. The governor of an administrative district






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. An administrative district






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






46. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






47. 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






48. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






50. A land bridge