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Ancient Greece Trivia
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1. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war
Lysander
Miltiades
Hubris
Leonidas
2. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).
The Peloponnesian League
Xerxes
tyrant
citizen
3. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom
Melians
Cultural Pluralism
Satrapy
Aspasia
4. A Greek leader that helped the Greeks greatly by deceiving the Persians during the Battle of Salamis
Hoplite
Persia
Themistocles
symposium
5. People who took part in the gov gathered in agora to carry out public affairs - pass laws - and govern officials
Leonidas
Bards
Sir Arthur Evans
citizen
6. A maze
Battle of Thermopylae
Leonidas
symposium
labyrinth
7. A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation. Made up of farmers
phalanx
The Long Walls
rhetoric
constitution
8. An administrative district
Satrapy
Miltiades
Alcibiades
The Delian league
9. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
The Immortals
democracy
Pheidippides
Triremes
10. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.
The Parthenon
Syracuse
aristocrats
Isthmus
11. The Greek word for excessive pride
Hubris
polis
phalanx
Sophists
12. The king of the Persian empire from 522 to 480 BCE who spit the area into 20 administrative areas
Darius
Pericles
Homer
'dark age'
13. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
Hoplite
tyrant
Leonidas
polis
14. A substitute ruler
Regent
citizen
Pheidippides
Persia
15. 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
Battle of Salamis
The Long Walls
Lysander
Satrapy
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
'dark age'
Battle of Mycale
Lysander
Nike
17. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war
'dark age'
Themistocles
The Parthenon
Miltiades
18. The first great epic that Homer wrote. It was about a prince of Troy kidnapping the wife of the king of Sparta.
Battle of Marathon
'dark age'
Lliad
Darius
19. Public speaking
citizen
Satrapy
rhetoric
Melians
20. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'
draconian
Lysander
Sophists
Pythia
21. TheAthenian word for victory
Pythia
Themistocles
Nike
Satrapy
22. 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.
constitution
Mardonius
Battle of Mycale
The Delian league
23. The king of the Persian empire from 522 to 480 BCE who spit the area into 20 administrative areas
Lysander
Darius
mercenary
Sir Arthur Evans
24. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
Miltiades
phalanx
constitution
aristocrats
25. A land bridge
Isthmus
Miltiades
The Parthenon
Battle of Marathon
26. Plan of gov- in 507 b.c. made freeAthenian born men citizens
constitution
Aspasia
Cyrus
Satrapy
27. A maze
citizen
Battle of Thermopylae
Cyrus
labyrinth
28. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Mardonius
Odyssey
perioikoi
Melians
29. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
Battle of Thermopylae
democracy
Melos
draconian
30. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'
Sophists
Hoplite
Battle of Salamis
The Peloponnesian League
31. Long - thin -Athenian ships that were more maneuverable than other ships and greatly helped the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis
oligarchy
Triremes
Leonidas
Satrapy
32. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom
Battle of Salamis
Isthmus
Cultural Pluralism
Cyrus
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
Leonidas
Pericles
The Long Walls
The Peloponnesian League
34. Greeks who sang songs to keep records
Bards
oligarchy
Alcibiades
Pericles
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.
Pheidippides
Bards
aristocrats
Battle of Mycale
36. 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
The Peloponnesian League
Darius
Battle of Thermopylae
Cultural Pluralism
37. A substitute ruler
Regent
Melians
Leonidas
tyrant
38. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx
Sophists
Hoplon
Pheidippides
Cyrus
39. 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.
Satrapy
polis
Battle of Thermopylae
'dark age'
40. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
Miltiades
Hereditary Monarchy
Sir Arthur Evans
Triremes
41. The brother-in-law of Xerxes that was left to die with the rest of the Persians during the Battle of Plataea
phalanx
Battle of Marathon
Homer
Mardonius
42. 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)
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Mycale
Satrapy
labyrinth
43. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed
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44. Public speaking
Isthmus
Sir Arthur Evans
rhetoric
Melos
45. Greeks who sang songs to keep records
Pythia
The Long Walls
Bards
The Delian league
46. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Darius
Alcibiades
Battle of Salamis
democracy
47. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Battle of Thermopylae
Pericles
The Parthenon
Homer
48. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae
Syracuse
Leonidas
rhetoric
democracy
49. 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 -
draconian
symposium
Battle of Plataea
oligarchy
50. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
Triremes
Hereditary Monarchy
Battle of Mycale
The Parthenon