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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. A maze






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






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






5. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






7. Public speaking






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Public speaking






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






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






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






20. TheAthenian word for victory






21. 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 -






22. An administrative district






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. 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






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






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






28. A substitute ruler






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. A maze






37. 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.






38. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






41. 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






42. An administrative district






43. 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.






44. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






47. The governor of an administrative district






48. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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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 -






50. 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.