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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






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






4. 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






5. A land bridge






6. 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






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






8. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






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






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






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






12. The governor of an administrative district






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






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






15. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






18. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






21. 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






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






23. A substitute ruler






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. A substitute ruler






37. A land bridge






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






45. The people from the island of Melos






46. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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47. 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






48. Public speaking






49. The king of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae






50. The southern peninsula of Greece. Location of Sparta