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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. 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.






4. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Public speaking






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






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






19. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






21. A maze






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






28. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






29. 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






30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. A substitute ruler






38. 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






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






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






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






42. A maze






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. The governor of an administrative district






47. TheAthenian word for victory






48. An administrative district






49. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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