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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. A maze






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






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






7. The people from the island of Melos






8. 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






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






10. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






12. A substitute ruler






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. A land bridge






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






29. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. A land bridge






35. TheAthenian word for victory






36. A maze






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






38. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. The Greek word for excessive pride






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