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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A substitute ruler






2. 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.






3. A substitute ruler






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






5. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






9. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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10. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






14. 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 -






15. 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






16. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'






17. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'






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






19. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






30. The governor of an administrative district






31. 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






32. 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.






33. A maze






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






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






36. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






37. Public speaking






38. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






42. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






46. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






48. A maze






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






50. 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