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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






6. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






16. 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 -






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






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






19. 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






20. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






24. Public speaking






25. A maze






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






27. 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






28. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. The people from the island of Melos






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. TheAthenian word for victory






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






43. 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






44. A maze






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






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






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






48. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






49. 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.






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