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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






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






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






6. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






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






12. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it






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






14. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






15. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






24. 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.






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






26. TheAthenian word for victory






27. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






28. 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 -






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






30. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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 kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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 -






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






42. 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.






43. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






47. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






49. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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