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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The Greek word for excessive pride






2. A land bridge






3. 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.






4. The governor of an administrative district






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. The people from the island of Melos






10. 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 -






11. 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






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






13. A substitute ruler






14. A maze






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






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






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






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






19. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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20. The Greek word for excessive pride






21. 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






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






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






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






25. A substitute ruler






26. 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)






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






28. A maze






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 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)






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






32. An administrative district






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. Public speaking






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






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






48. The governor of an administrative district






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






50. Greeks who sang songs to keep records