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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 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.






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






5. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






8. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






22. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






23. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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 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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. TheAthenian word for victory






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






38. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war






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






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






41. The governor of an administrative district






42. 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






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






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






45. The governor of an administrative district






46. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






47. The Greek word for excessive pride






48. The commander of theAthenians during the Ionian revolt that lead to war






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






50. 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 -