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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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 -






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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)






7. An administrative district






8. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






9. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


10. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






11. 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






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






13. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






16. A maze






17. 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)






18. The governor of an administrative district






19. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






20. 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






21. 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






22. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






24. Public speaking






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






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






27. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The people from the island of Melos






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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