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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho fought in the Persian War?Greece and SpartaGreece and AthensGreece and PersiaGreece and Macedonia
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the second battle in the Persian War take place?SpartaAthensMarathonOlympus
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich leader sent his ships to Marathon to fight to punish the Greek mainland for meddling in his empire?Darius IXerxesCyrus the GreatPericles
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho led his war ships towards Athens to seek revenge?Cyrus the GreatXerxesPericlesMr. Monroe and his Mommy!
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho ultimately won the Persian War?GreeksSpartansPersiansAthens
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the first Persian War start?Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia. - 7. Multiple Choice
Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?MycenaeCreteSpartaTroy - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?The MarathonThe TriathlonThe OlympicsThe Pentathlon
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe 300 died at what battle?PalateaMarathonThermopylaeSalamis
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAt the Battle of Marathon, ________________.Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.Sparta was defeated by Athens.Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.MarathonSalamisThermopylaeIonia
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae wasLycurgusThemistoclesLeonidasPheidippides
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Persian navy was destroyed at this battle.PlataeaSalamisThermopylaeMarathon
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn the Battle of Salamis, how was the Athenian navy able to defeat the Persians?the Athenians tricked the Persians ships into following them into a narrow channel, then attacked and rammed the Persian ships until they sankwith special sounds, they were able to communicate with, and control the whales in the sea, to swim and collide with the Persian ships and sink themthey fired cannonballs at the Persian ships and sunk themthe Athenian archers were able to shoot their arrows twice as far as the Persian archers
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are true about the second Persian War, except.In 480 B.C the Persians invaded Greece for a second timeThe Athenians sunk the Persian navyThe Spartans won a glorious victory at ThermopylaeThe Athenians were victorious at the battle of Salamis
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