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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. The Greek word for excessive pride






4. 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






5. A land bridge






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






14. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






15. 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 -






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Public speaking






21. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






24. 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.






25. A land bridge






26. 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)






27. 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






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. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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30. A maze






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






32. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






34. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






37. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






40. Public speaking






41. 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 -






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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