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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. A maze






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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7. 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






8. 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






9. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






11. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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)






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






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






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






23. The governor of an administrative district






24. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






29. The people from the island of Melos






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






31. The people from the island of Melos






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






33. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






35. 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






36. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






41. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






42. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.






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






44. 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






45. An administrative district






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






47. 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






48. A substitute ruler






49. Public speaking






50. 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.