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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. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






7. A maze






8. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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






26. The people from the island of Melos






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






36. 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)






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. A land bridge






49. Public speaking






50. Greeks who sang songs to keep records