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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. 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






3. A land bridge






4. 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






5. The governor of an administrative district






6. A substitute ruler






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. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. The governor of an administrative district






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






16. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






19. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






21. A maze






22. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






23. 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)






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






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






26. The Greek word for excessive pride






27. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. An administrative district






35. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






37. In ancient Greece - a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it






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






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






40. 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 -






41. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






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






46. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






47. 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.






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






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






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







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