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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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)






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






4. 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






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. 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






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






8. The Greek word for excessive pride






9. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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 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






12. A maze






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






14. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






23. 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






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






25. The people from the island of Melos






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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 -






32. 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)






33. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






35. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






37. 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.






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






39. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






43. 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






44. A substitute ruler






45. 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.






46. A land bridge






47. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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