Ancient Greece- Quiz #3: War and Restoration

How long did the Greeks and the Persians fight each other?

• Over ten years

• Over twenty years

• Over five years

• Over fifty years

What was Persia's goal in the wars?

• To learn Greece's military techniques

• To steal all of Greece's art

• To conquer Greece and make it part of the Persian Empire

Who won the first major battle, the battle of Marathon?

• The Persians

• The Athenians

• The Spartans

In which battle did the Greeks suffer a major defeat?

• Salamis

• Thermopylae

• Marathon

Why did the Persian ships have trouble maneuvering in the Salamis straits?

• The Persian ships were large and the straits were narrow.

• The Persian ships were loaded down with many goods.

• The Persian sailors were not as skilled as they needed to be.

Who ultimately won the Persian wars?

• Persia

• Egypt

• Greece

• the Mongols

Who was the most famous leader of the Athenian democracy?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristarches

• Pericles

What was the name for the hill overlooking the city of Athens that was the center of religious life in Athens?

• The Colosseum

• Stadiums at Olympia

• The Acropolis

• The Parthenon

Which league, formed by the Athens, consisted mainly of coastal city-states and covered more territory?

• Peloponnesian League

• Delian League

• Athenian League

Which city-state created tension by refusing to join the Delian League?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Rhodes