5.2 Warring City-States

King Xerxes attacked Greece with over 200,000 of soldiers and they fought the battle at __________.

• Thermoplyae

• Sparta

• Athens

• Darius

After winning the battle of Thermopylae, Xerxes and his men went to Athens and were surprised _________.

• to find more soldiers than he had in his own army.

• to find that Greek soldiers had cannons

• that the Greeks were all hiding in ships

• to find no one there

The Athenians defeated King Xerxes at the Battle of Salamis because _________.

• the Athenian soldiers got help from the Spartan army

• the Athenian ships were fast and small, and they sank many Persian ships

• they climbed mountains and had a strategic advantage

• they had more weapons

A great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.

• Sparta 
• Athens 

A great city in Greece that had a Democracy for government, traded with other city-states, and participated in the assembly.

• Athens 
• Sparta 

A Government by the people

• Democracy
• Oligarchy 
• Monarchy
• Tyranny 

A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.

• Oligarchy 
• Tyranny
• Monarchy
• Democracy

A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Democracy

The last battle of the Persian Wars where the Greeks officially defeated the Persians.

• The Ionian Revolt 
• The Battle of Platea 
• The Battle of Marathon
• The Battle of Thermopylae 

The 300 died at what battle? 

• Palatea
• Marathon
• Thermopylae
• Salamis

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