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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. The people from the island of Melos






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






7. TheAthenian word for victory






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






9. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






15. 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






16. The governor of an administrative district






17. A maze






18. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






19. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. An administrative district






31. The Greek word for excessive pride






32. 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)






33. 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






34. Public speaking






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. A maze






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






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






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






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






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






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






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