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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A land bridge






2. 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






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. 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






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






6. The governor of an administrative district






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






8. 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)






9. 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.






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






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






12. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






13. An administrative district






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






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






35. 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 -






36. Public speaking






37. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






38. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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39. 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 -






40. 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






41. 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)






42. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






43. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






44. A substitute ruler






45. TheAthenian word for victory






46. TheAthenian word for victory






47. An administrative district






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






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






50. The people from the island of Melos