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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






3. A substitute ruler






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






5. A substitute ruler






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






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






8. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The people from the island of Melos






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






19. 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)






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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)






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. 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.






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






31. A maze






32. 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.






33. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






34. Public speaking






35. 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.






36. 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






37. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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