Greco-Persian Wars

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Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?

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Athens

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A unit of soldiers who rode horses as they attacked.

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cavalry

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This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.

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Sparta

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Cyrus (who founder of the first Persian Empire and Father-in-law to Darius) was successful in his expansion of the empire because

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The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.

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Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-Persian Wars? The Persians defeated the Greek city-states, Athens started its decline after the end of the war, Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians, Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians

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Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians

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The Greeks defeated the invading Persian army in ___________________________ due to their superior weapons and clever strategies.

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The Battle of Marathon

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The winner of the Greco-Persian Wars was ______________________.

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Greece

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This battle ended the Greco-Persian Wars and caused Persia to leave Greece.

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The Battle of Plataea

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The Persian leader who fought against Sparta AND Athens in the Battle of Thermopylae

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Xerxes I

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An important Greek victory that showed the Greeks that they could defeat the mighty Persian Army and its Immortals took place at

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Marathon