Persian Wars

Why did the first Persian War start?

• Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.

• 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.

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

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

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 Persian Wars were fought between who?

• Greek city-states and Persia

• Sparta and Athens

• Greek city-states and Rome

• Persia and Mesopotamia

Which wars does Herodotus describe in this excerpt?

• Greek Wars

• Athenian Wars

• Persian Wars

• European Wars

The conflict between Persia and the Greek city-states between 499-479 BCE is known as

• Peloponnesian War

• The Battle of Marathon

• The Persian Wars

• All of the above

What were the results of the Persian Wars? Select ALL that apply.

• Persians retreat

• Greeks were conquered

• Led to differences between Athens and Sparta

• Persians were conquered by the Greeks

• Creation of the Peloponnesian League

Who fought each other in the Persian Wars?

• Sparta and Athens

• The Greeks and the Persians

• The Romans and the Greeks

• The Egyptians and the Spartans

Which statement completes the sentence: At the battle of Thermopylae, ______.

• the Spartans and Athenians worked together to defeat the Persians

• the Persians won, although the Athenians fought until the end

• the outnumbered Spartans soldiers held off the Persians for two day, but the Persians won

• the Athenians defeated the Persian using their navy.