Persian War

Persian War

6th Grade

11 Qs

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Persian Wars

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Persian War

Persian War

Assessment

Quiz

History

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.7.5, RI.6.5, RI.8.5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Muffy Fehr

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who fought in the Persian Wars?

Greece and Sparta

Greece and Athens

Greece and Persia

Greece and Macedonia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who ultimately won the Persian War?
Greeks
Spartans
Persians
Athens

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the first Persian War start?

Persia wanted to punish Athens for helping Greek colonies in a revolt in Asia Minor

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
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?
Mycenae 
Crete
Sparta
Troy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The 26 mile race called the marathon, commemorates what Athenian soldier who ran to Athens to announce the Greek's victory and then died?

Pheidippides

Archimedes

Herodotus

Socrates

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

300 Spartans held off the Persian army at a narrow pass in the Battle of _______________.

Palatea

Marathon

Thermopylae

Salamis

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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At 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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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