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Persian Wars
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1) The Persian Wars were fought between…
A
The Greek city-states and the Persians
B
Athens and Sparta
C
Greece and Ionia
D
Cyrus and Darius
2) What caused the Persian Wars to begin
A
The Persians wanted to expand their empire.
B
King Cyrus was assassinated by the Athenians.
C
Sparta wanted access to trade routes in the Aegean Sea.
D
Sparta attacked the city of Miletus.
3) How did the battles of the Persian Wars change during the war?
A
Athens and Sparta began working together to fight against the Persians.
B
Several of Persia’s kings were killed, which made it easier for Athens to invade the Persian Empire.
C
Most of the battles were fought on land because Athens’ navy was destroyed.
D
The Persians became allies with the Ionians, which helped them to win the war.
4) Which of the following statements about the Persian Empire is NOT true?
A
The Persians had a strong military known as the Ten Thousand Immortals.
B
The Persian Empire extended from Asia Minor to India.
C
Persia became known as the Land of the Scholars because of the universities that were founded there.
D
Cyrus the Great was well respected by the people he conquered because he was fair and just.
5) Who won the Persian Wars?
A
The Ionians
B
The Greek city-states
C
The Macedonians
D
The Persian Empire
6) Darius and Xerxes are...
A
Persian Kings
B
Persian Generals
C
Greek Gods
D
Greek Generals
7) Salamis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea are...
A
Greek generals
B
Battle sites
C
Persian generals
D
Gods
8) The Battle of Thermopylae was won by...
A
The Greeks
B
The Persians
9) The last battle of the Persian Wars was...
A
Battle of Salamis
B
Battle of Plataea
C
Battle of Marathon
D
Battle of Thermopylae
10) Themistocles and Leonidas are examples of...
A
Greek gods
B
Greek City-States
C
Greek Generals
D
Persian Kings
11) The general who lead the Spartans at Thermopylae was
A
Socrates
B
Themistocles
C
Leonidas
D
Darius
12) The Battle of Salamis was fought on...
A
Sea
B
Land
13) The Persian Wars started because Persians were expanding into what area?
A
New York
B
England
C
Egypt
D
Ionia
14) The Persian Wars happened in what order?
A
Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis Plataea
B
Marathon, Salamis, Thermopylae, Plataea
C
Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, Marathon
D
Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea
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