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Persian Wars
Test Description: Persian Wars Test
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1) Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
A
The Ottoman Empire
B
The Persian Empire
C
The American Empire
D
The Galactic Empire
2) What was the problem that led to the start of the 1st Persian War?
A
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
B
Persia wanted to punish Athens for the Ionian Revolt.
C
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
D
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
3) Who won at the battle of Marathon?
A
Sparta and Athens
B
Persia
C
Sparta
D
Athens
4) What great feat was Pheidippides known for?
A
he negotiated a peace treaty with the Persians that has lasted until present day
B
he served as a spy to determine the plans of the enemy Persians
C
in the Battle of Marathon, he killed over 300 Persian soldiers by himself
D
he ran for two days and two nights seeking help from the city-state of Sparta
5) The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.
A
Sparta
B
Athens
C
Macedonia
D
Olympia
6) At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
A
Sparta was defeated by Athens.
B
Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
C
Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
D
Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
7) What were triremes?
A
Fast ships used by the Athenian fleet
B
Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance
C
Special forces in the Persian army
D
A type of Persian siege equipment used to take down city walls
8) Why was the Athenian victory at Marathon so surprising?
A
Athens had no leaders
B
Athenians were not ready and were surprised by the attack
C
Athenians were less trained militarily.
D
Athenians were outnumbered.
9) What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation that he often fought in?
A
Hoplite, trireme
B
Spartan, greaves
C
Hoplite, phalanx
D
Cuirass, hoplite
10) Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
A
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
B
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
C
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
D
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
11) This Persian king took over after his father, Darius died.
A
Hippias
B
Cliesthenes
C
Xerxes
D
Leonidas
12) Which word best describes how the Spartans tried to defeat the Persians at Thermopylae?
A
Funneling
B
Surrounding
C
Wishing
D
Shooting
13) Which is the final battle of the Persian Wars?
A
Marathon
B
Salamis
C
Thermopylae
D
Plataea
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