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Ancient Greece Trivia
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1. 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
Battle of Plataea
Cyrus
Hoplon
Miltiades
2. A monarchy in which the power is passed down from generation to generation
constitution
Hereditary Monarchy
Satrapy
Mardonius
3. 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)
Battle of Salamis
Cultural Pluralism
Darius
Hoplon
4. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae
metics
Hubris
Triremes
Leonidas
5. The Greek word for excessive pride
Hubris
Pythia
Battle of Plataea
democracy
6. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans
polis
Bards
Mardonius
perioikoi
7. A kind of shield designed by theAthenians specifically for the phalanx
Melos
Hoplon
Battle of Plataea
Cyrus
8. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed
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10. 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
Triremes
Alcibiades
Triremes
The Peloponnesian League
11. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
rhetoric
Peloponnesus
Odyssey
Cultural Pluralism
12. The people from the island of Melos
Battle of Mycale
rhetoric
Lliad
Melians
13. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
labyrinth
Darius
Odyssey
Homer
14. The first great epic that Homer wrote. It was about a prince of Troy kidnapping the wife of the king of Sparta.
aristocrats
perioikoi
Homer
Lliad
15. Another name for the Delphic Oracle
Pythia
The Long Walls
democracy
Homer
16. Philosophers in ancient Greece. The name directly translates to 'those who are wise'
Satrap
Persia
Sophists
Alcibiades
17. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields
citizen
Hoplite
Hereditary Monarchy
Pericles
18. 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
Alcibiades
phalanx
Pythia
draconian
19. 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.
The Delian league
phalanx
Miltiades
Melos
20. Plan of gov- in 507 b.c. made freeAthenian born men citizens
constitution
Hereditary Monarchy
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
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
Pheidippides
Pericles
constitution
Leonidas
22. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Battle of Salamis
democracy
Hoplon
Satrap
23. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian war
Xerxes
draconian
Lysander
Sir Arthur Evans
24. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
perioikoi
Syracuse
Persia
draconian
25. The people from the island of Melos
Satrap
Melians
Hoplon
Xerxes
26. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta
Sophists
Regent
Hoplon
Peloponnesus
27. 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.
Regent
Sophists
polis
Darius
28. 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
Darius
Battle of Salamis
Aspasia
Battle of Thermopylae
29. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
The Parthenon
Leonidas
Cultural Pluralism
Melos
30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records
Battle of Mycale
mercenary
draconian
Bards
31. An island east of Sparta that tried to remain neutral but was attacked byAthens and defeated
Melos
Hoplon
Sir Arthur Evans
democracy
32. 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
The Long Walls
Sir Arthur Evans
Battle of Marathon
Sophists
33. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.
oligarchy
The Parthenon
Satrapy
Lysander
34. When there are many cultures within an empire or kingdom
Triremes
Cultural Pluralism
Satrap
Sophists
35. A Corinthian colony and one of the wealthiest Greek cities that was at war withAthens when they aided Egesta
Sophists
mercenary
Cyrus
Syracuse
36. An area in the middle east that the Persian empire was built on
Cultural Pluralism
Lliad
aristocrats
Persia
37. A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation. Made up of farmers
The Delian league
Homer
Sophists
phalanx
38. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
Peloponnesus
Xerxes
aristocrats
Nike
39. A wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation. Made up of farmers
phalanx
The Long Walls
Cultural Pluralism
Cyrus
40. An administrative district
Battle of Salamis
Satrapy
Xerxes
mercenary
41. 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.
Hereditary Monarchy
Homer
Satrapy
metics
42. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Odyssey
The Parthenon
Homer
Peloponnesus
43. The anti-Delian league that was a league of city-states in the Peloponnesus that fought against the Delian league (Athens).
The Peloponnesian League
Lliad
democracy
Triremes
44. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos
Pericles
Isthmus
Sir Arthur Evans
Regent
45. A foreign woman who Pericles had a very controversial relationship with
Alcibiades
Isthmus
Aspasia
Sophists
46. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Peloponnesus
The Parthenon
democracy
Sir Arthur Evans
47. Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
symposium
Hereditary Monarchy
draconian
Pythia
48. Nobles who gained power of Greece in the 700s and provided cavalry for the king's military adventures
aristocrats
Sir Arthur Evans
The Delian league
Regent
49. TheAthenian word for victory
The Immortals
Nike
Miltiades
metics
50. 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.
perioikoi
metics
polis
Odyssey