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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






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






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






4. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






7. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






13. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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14. The people from the island of Melos






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






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






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






18. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






19. The people from the island of Melos






20. 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.






21. A substitute ruler






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






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






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






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. 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)






27. A land bridge






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






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






30. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






32. An administrative district






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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






44. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






45. 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 -






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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