Persia Attacks the Greeks - (7.3)

the Persian religion

• Thermopylae

• Zoroastrianism

• Persia

• Xerxes

the narrow mountain pass where the Greeks hoped to stop the invading Persians

• Thermopylae

• Zoroastrianism

• Persia

• Xerxes

the son of King Darius who vowed revenge against the Athenians

• Thermopylae

• Cyrus

• Persia

• Xerxes

the country located in what is today southwestern Iran

• Troy

• Mesopotamia

• Persia

• Macedonia

What helped the Persians connect their vast landholdings?

• rivers

• roads

• the coastline

• mountain trails

What modern sporting even was named after the journey made by the messenger Pheidippides?

• decathlon

• pentathlon

• marathon

• horse racing

In the fight against the Persians, the Athenians provided . . .

• an army

• catapults and battering rams

• an air force

• a navy

Who retreated back to Asia Minor after the Battle of Plataea?

• the Trojans

• the Persians

• the Athenians

• the Spartans

What was one cause of the fall of the Persian Empire?

• nothing

• trade

• colonization

• high taxes

Which ruler united the Persians into a powerful kingdom?

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Xerxes

• Zoroaster