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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






2. A maze






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






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






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






6. TheAthenian word for victory






7. 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.






8. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






26. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






27. 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






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






29. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






31. The governor of an administrative district






32. 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






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






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






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






36. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. An administrative district






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






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






46. 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.






47. The people from the island of Melos






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






49. A maze






50. A substitute ruler