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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. 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)






4. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






5. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






8. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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9. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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10. 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






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






12. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






15. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






17. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






18. 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






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. The people from the island of Melos






26. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






27. 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.






28. 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






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






30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An administrative district






41. 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.






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






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






44. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






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






49. TheAthenian word for victory






50. 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.