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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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 -






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






9. 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.






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Public speaking






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






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






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






21. The governor of an administrative district






22. The people from the island of Melos






23. TheAthenian word for victory






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






25. TheAthenian word for victory






26. An administrative district






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






28. 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.






29. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






30. A substitute ruler






31. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






34. A substitute ruler






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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)






40. The governor of an administrative district






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






42. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. A maze






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






50. 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