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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Public speaking






9. 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.






10. 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






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






12. The governor of an administrative district






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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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. 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






23. 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






24. The Greek word for excessive pride






25. The people from the island of Melos






26. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






30. 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






31. A maze






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






33. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






34. A land bridge






35. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






37. 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)






38. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






39. The king of the Persian empire from 522 to 480 BCE who spit the area into 20 administrative areas






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






47. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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