Clue | Answer | % Correct |
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Prominent city-state and naval power, capital of modern Greece | Athens | 99%
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Powerful city-state said to produce the finest soldiers in Greece | Sparta | 99%
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Form of government that originated in the above, "rule by the people" | Democracy | 93%
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Statesman who ushered the "Golden Age" of his city | Pericles | 71%
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Form of government supported and promoted by the above, "rule by the few" | Oligarchy | 70%
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Alliance led by the above, initially formed to counter persian agression | Delian League | 69%
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Confederation with the above as hegemon | Peloponnesian League | 63%
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World-renowned monument erected on the initiative of the above | Parthenon | 56%
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Resulted in the deaths of over thirty thousand citizens including the city's leader | Plague of Athens | 50%
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Primary source for the events, dubbed the father of "scientific history" and political realism | Thucydides | 42%
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Island with several greek colonies which hosted an "Expedition" | Sicily | 35%
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Controversial politician and general whose allegiance often switched | Alcibiades | 29%
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Massive fortifications which connected the port of Piraeus to the city centre | Long Walls | 27%
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Truce that marked the end of the first half of the war | Peace of Nicias | 23%
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Famous speech that he delivered at the end of the first year of the war | Pericles' Funeral Oration | 23%
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King who gave his name to the first phase of the war | Archidamus II | 22%
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Doric colony which would become a powerful city-state of its own | Syracuse | 22%
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Skilful admiral whose strategic decisions brought victory to his side | Lysander | 21%
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City in Macedonia which featured a battle where Socrates allegedly fought | Amphipolis | 17%
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Final major battle of the war | Battle of Aegospotami | 8%
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