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Ancient Greece Trivia

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1. 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)






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






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






4. A huge temple forAthena that was very expensive and time consuming for theAthenians. The building of the temple was overseen by Pericles.






5. Athenian soldiers that were named after their shields






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






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






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






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






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






11. Greeks who sang songs to keep records






12. Another name for the Delphic Oracle






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






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






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






16. 300 years where everything fell apart and was destroyed

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






18. 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






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






20. A maze






21. (1851 - 1941): British archeologist who unearthed the remains of the Minoan civilization (Knossos) on the island of Crete. - excavated Knossos






22. The people from the island of Melos






23. 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






24. The Greek word for excessive pride






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Public speaking






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






34. 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






35. An administrative district






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






37. 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.






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






39. TheAthenian word for victory






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. A maze






43. 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






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






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






46. The governor of an administrative district






47. 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






48. 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 -






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






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