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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






2. 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






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






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. 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.






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta






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






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






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






16. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






24. A land bridge






25. 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






26. An administrative district






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






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






29. A maze






30. 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 -






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A substitute ruler






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






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






42. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


43. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






44. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


45. The governor of an administrative district






46. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






47. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






49. The son of Darius that became king of Persian and lost the second Persian 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)