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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The Greek word for excessive pride






2. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






12. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






13. 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)






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






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






16. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






17. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






18. 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






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






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






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






23. An administrative district






24. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






28. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






30. 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.






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






32. TheAthenian word for victory






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






34. The governor of an administrative district






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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 -






39. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






41. A substitute ruler






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






43. Public speaking






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






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






46. 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)






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






48. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






50. 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