Ancient Greece pt. 2

Multiple Choice

What was one of the most notable battles during the 1st Persian War?

• The Battle of Marathon

• The Battle of the Somme

• The Battle of Thermopylae

• The Battle of Athens

Multiple Choice

What did Xerxes do following his father's death?

• Went to visit a Persian colony in Macedon

• Began building up the Persian Army

• Visited his Grandmother in Italy

• Left Persia and became a farmer in Russia

Multiple Choice

What was the name given to the Greek forces that banded together to fight the Persians?

• The Greeks

• The Delian League

• The Peloponnesian League

• The Revolutionary Army

Multiple Choice

Who led the Greek forces at Thermopylae?

• King Leonidas

• Xerxes

• Themistocles

• Herodotus

Open Ended

Was Themistocles right in his scheme to force the Greeks to fight at Salamis?

What could have gone wrong?