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Ancient Greece Trivia

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. In Spartan society - these were those residents who were neither helots nor Spartiates. Made of merchants and artisans






2. 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






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






4. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






5. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






8. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






10. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






11. A land bridge






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






20. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






21. A substitute ruler






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






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






24. An administrative district






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. The people from the island of Melos






37. A land bridge






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






39. 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






40. TheAthenian word for victory






41. Public speaking






42. A battle between the Persians and the Greeks in which the Persians relied on the help of the Ionians to defeat the Greeks - but the Ionians backed out at the last minute - so the Greeks won.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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)






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