Chapter 7: Lesson 3/Greece and Persia Review

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In the 500s B.C., Persia ______.

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built an empire about the size of the continental United States

Front

Around 600 B.C., a Persian religious teacher named Zoroaster began preaching that a single god named Ahura Mazda was the creator of all things.

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True

Front

The Persian Empire was divided into ______.

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provinces called satrapies

Front

The Persian Empire had a full-time professional army; Athens had a volunteer army.

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True

Front

In the 400s B.C., the Persians tried to expand ______.

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in Europe and began by invading Greece

Front

The Persians defeated the Greeks at Marathon.

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False

Front

At the battle between Greeks and Persians at Thermopylae, ______.

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Spartans fought until the end, but the Persians won

Front

How many Spartan soldiers fought against the Persian Army at the Battle of Thermopylae?

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300

Front

In the battle of Salamis ______.

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the Greeks defeated the Persian navy because they had smaller, faster ships

Front

After the Greeks defeated the Persians at Plataea, the Persians stopped trying to conquer Greece.

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True