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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






2. 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






3. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. A substitute ruler






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. The Greek word for excessive pride






18. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






19. An administrative district






20. 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






21. The Greek word for excessive pride






22. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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23. TheAthenian word for victory






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






30. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






31. 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.






32. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






34. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






35. The people from the island of Melos






36. 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)






37. 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 -






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






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






40. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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41. 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






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






43. Public speaking






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






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






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






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






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






49. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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