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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. Public speaking






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






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






6. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






14. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






15. 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 -






16. 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






17. 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






18. TheAthenian word for victory






19. 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






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






21. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






32. 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






33. Public speaking






34. 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






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






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






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






38. An administrative district






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






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






41. A substitute ruler






42. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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