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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The governor of an administrative district






2. A maze






3. 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






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






5. A land bridge






6. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






9. 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






10. TheAthenian word for victory






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






12. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. TheAthenian word for victory






18. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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 -






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






26. An administrative district






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






34. A land bridge






35. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






48. A substitute ruler






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






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







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