Persian Wars Quiz

Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?

• The Persian Empire
• The Ottoman Empire
• The American Empire
• The Galactic Empire

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.

Why did the Second Persian War start?

• Persia wanted revenge after being defeated at Marathon
• Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia
  
• Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt
• Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia

Who won at the battle of Marathon?

• Athens
• Sparta and Athens
• Persia
• Sparta

What great feat was Pheidippides known for?

• he ran for two days and two nights seeking help from the city-state of Sparta
• in the Battle of Marathon, he killed over 300 Persian soldiers by himself
• he served as a spy to determine the plans of the enemy Persians
• he negotiated a peace treaty with the Persians that has lasted until present day

In the Battle of Salamis, how was the Athenian navy able to defeat the Persians?

• the Athenians tricked the Persians ships into following them into a narrow channel, then attacked and rammed the Persian ships until they sank
• with special sounds, they were able to communicate with, and control the whales in the sea, to swim and collide with the Persian ships and sink them
• they fired cannonballs at the Persian ships and sunk them
• the Athenian archers were able to shoot their arrows twice as far as the Persian archers

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The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.

• Athens
• Sparta
• Macedonia
• Olympia

The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.

• Athens
• Sparta
• Macedonia
• Olympia

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.

What were triremes?

• Fast ships used by the Athenian fleet
• Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance
• Special forces in the Persian army
• A type of Persian siege equipment used to take down city walls