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Ancient Greece Trivia

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. An administrative district






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






8. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






9. A substitute ruler






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. 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






12. 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 -






13. 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)






14. A land bridge






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






19. TheAthenian word for victory






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






33. Public speaking






34. The governor of an administrative district






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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)






45. 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






46. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed


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






48. 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.






49. 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






50. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae