Persian Wars

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The leader of the Persians when they first attacked Greece in 490BCE.

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Darius

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True or False? The first Persian War was mostly a land-based attack.

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False

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As a result of a land battle that occurred 40km from the city-state of Athens, this Olympic event came into being.

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Marathon

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The initial event which triggered the Persians to invade Greece, which occurred in 499BCE was: the Greek cities of Anatolia, with help from Athens, revolted against their Persian overlords.

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the Greek cities of Anatolia, with help from Athens, revolted against their Persian overlords

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The 2nd Persian invasion was led by

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Xerxes

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Xerxes prepared for the invasion of Greece by: building a floating bridge to carry his army across the narrow strait called the Hellespont that separates Europe from Asia, gathering together a huge army of spearmen, archers and cavalry from all over the Persian Empire.

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Both answers are correct

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To defend ancient Greece from the 2nd Persian invasion the 31 city-states had to unite after many years of rivalry and fighting

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had to unite after many years of rivalry and fighting

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At Thermopylae in 480 BCE

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the Spartan king, Leonidas, held a narrow mountain pass against the Persians delaying their advance

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True or False? The 2nd Persian War commenced in 480BCE

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True

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In the second Persian War, the invasion force assembled at

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Sardes in preparation to cross the Hellespont Strait separating Asia from Europe