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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






5. 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






6. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






8. 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 -






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






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






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






13. An administrative district






14. 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)






15. The Greek word for excessive pride






16. 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






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






18. A land bridge






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. A substitute ruler






25. The governor of an administrative district






26. 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 -






27. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






29. A maze






30. Public speaking






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






32. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






33. 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.






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






35. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. The people from the island of Melos






49. 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






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