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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. The governor of an administrative district






6. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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 -






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






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






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






21. The Greek word for excessive pride






22. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






24. The people from the island of Melos






25. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


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






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






28. A maze






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






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






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






32. TheAthenian word for victory






33. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






35. Public speaking






36. A substitute ruler






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






38. A land bridge






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Public speaking