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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






11. An administrative district






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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 -






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. A substitute ruler






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






29. 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






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






31. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






36. The people from the island of Melos






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






38. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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39. 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






40. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






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






46. A substitute ruler






47. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






49. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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