Greek Wars

The 300 died at what battle? 

• Palatea
• Marathon
• Thermopylae
• Salamis

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

• Athens
• Sparta
• Macedonia
• Olympia

Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?

• Mycenae 
• Crete
• Sparta
• Troy

The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.

• Sparta
• Athens
• Troy
• Mycenae

The following information describes which battle of the Persian wars: Narrow mountain pass where Persians attacked Spartans from behind and then burned Athens.

• Thermopylae

• Salamis

• Plataea

• Marathon

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.

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.

During the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.

• Marathon
• Salamis
• Thermopylae
• Ionia

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A marathon is a foot race that covers ____ miles. The distance Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to announce victory

• 10

• 26

• 150

• 18

The Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was

• Lycurgus
• Themistocles
• Leonidas
• Pheidippides

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