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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. TheAthenian word for victory






13. Public speaking






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






15. 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






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






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






18. The governor of an administrative district






19. 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.






20. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






21. 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)






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






23. An administrative district






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






25. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






28. 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)






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. A maze






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






35. A land bridge






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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






43. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






45. The Greek word for excessive pride






46. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






50. A substitute ruler