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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






2. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






8. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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25. 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






26. The people from the island of Melos






27. 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.






28. The Greek word for excessive pride






29. 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)






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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






34. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






38. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






49. 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






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