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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. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






3. Public speaking






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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 -






17. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






20. 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






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






22. The people from the island of Melos






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






24. 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.






25. Public speaking






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






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






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






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






31. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






32. A substitute ruler






33. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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34. 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.






35. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






38. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. The Greek word for excessive pride






44. 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






45. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






49. TheAthenian word for victory






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