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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






5. Public speaking






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






7. 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.






8. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






9. An administrative district






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






17. 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.






18. The Greek word for excessive pride






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. The governor of an administrative district






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






24. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A substitute ruler






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






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






34. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






35. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






36. The people from the island of Melos






37. 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






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






39. A land bridge






40. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Greeks who sang songs to keep records