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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






5. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






6. A maze






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






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






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






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






11. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






16. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






19. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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20. 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)






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






26. A land bridge






27. 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






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






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






31. Public speaking






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. The Greek word for excessive pride






37. 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






38. A substitute ruler






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






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






42. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






45. 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






46. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






48. An administrative district






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






50. 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.