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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. A substitute ruler






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






11. 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 -






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






18. A maze






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






20. A maze






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






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






23. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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24. The governor of an administrative district






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






26. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






29. A substitute ruler






30. 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.






31. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






32. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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33. 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.






34. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Public speaking