Greco-Persian Wars

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

• Athens
• Ionia
• Sparta

A unit of soldiers who rode horses as they attacked.

• satraps
• cavalry
• Immortals

This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.

• Athens
• Ionia
• Sparta

Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the empire because 

• Everyone had to follow his religion and  laws.
• He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
• The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.

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

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

• The Battle of Marathon
• Persian Wars
• The Battle of Salamis
• The Battle of Thermopylae

The winner of the Greco-Persian Wars was ______________________.

• Persia
• Greece

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

• The Battle of Marathon

• Persian Wars

• The Battle of Plataea

• The Battle of Thermopylae

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

• Xerxes I
• Cyrus II (the Great)
• Darius I

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

•  Thermopylae  
• Plataea
• Aegeospotami
• Marathon