Chapter 4-3 Quiz

The Battle of _____ occurred a short distance from Athens in 490 B.C. There is a famous 26 mile race named after this event.

• Platea
• Thermopylae
• Salamis
• Marathon

The battle where the Greek fleet attacked the Persian fleet and used faster, smaller ships to defeat the Persians.

• Salamis
• Marathon
• Thermopolae
• Platea

_____ was the official religion of Persia.

• Zoroastrianism
• Judiaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

A _____ was an official ruler of a Persian state.

• dictator
• senator
• satrap
• governor

son of Darius

• Socrates
• Solon
• Pericles
• Xerxes

The 20 states of the Persian Empire were called _____.

• provinces
• regions
• satraps
• satrapies

Athens allied with Sparta to defend against Xerxes' invasion at the Battle of _____. Although the Greeks lost the battle, the heroic stand of the 300 Spartans and their allies delayed the Persian forces long enough for Athens to prepare a fleet of 200 ships.

• Plataea
• Salamis
• Thermopylae
• Marathon

Which two rival armies worked together to defeat the Persians in 499 B.C.?

• Jews and Zoroasters
• Phoenicians and Mesopotamians
• Spartans and Athenians
• Syrians and Canaanites

Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?

• Xerxes
• Herodotus
• Themistocles
• Cyrus the Great

What angered the subjects of the Persian Empire and caused them to rebel?

• high taxes
• the king's sons plotting to take over the throne
• a drought
• a war