L28 Fighting the Greco-Persian Wars

In the 400s B.C.E., two city-states that joined together to fight the Persians were

• Iran and Greece.

• Greece and Athens.

• Greece and Sparta.

• Sparta and Athens

In the 400s B.C.E., the largest empire ever was the

• Persian Empire.

• Athenian Empire.

• Spartan Empire.

• Greek Empire.

Who was the king that divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces?

• King Darius

• King Xerxes

• King Thermopylae

• King Leonidas

Which of the following was a characteristic of King Darius' rule?

• He started a system of tax collecting.

• He appointed officials to rule local areas.

• He allowed those he conquered to keep their own customs.

• all of the above

How did the Persians treat the Ionians after conquering them?

• The Persians forced the Ionians to be their servants.

• The Persians made the Ionians pay tributes.

• The Persians let the Ionians keep their farmland and harbors.

• The Persians forced the Ionians to leave the land.

Why did the Ionians lose the Ionian Revolt?

• The Persians' cavalry was much stronger than the Athenians'.

• The Athenians' army was much smaller than the Persians'.

• The Athenians returned home after helping them with only one success.

• The Ionians retreated early because they feared the Persian's army.

How did the Persians punish the Ionians for rebelling?

• They raised the price of tributes and taxes.

• They destroyed the city of Miletus.

• They forced the Ionians to be their servants.

• They burned all of the Ionians' weapons and fleets.

When King Darius asked the Greeks for their earth and water, the Greeks

• attacked the messengers, but were defeated.

• refused and threw his messengers into pits and wells.

• hesitated, but eventually gave into his request.

• had to pay since Darius' army surrounded the city.

What was the first battle of the Greco-Persian wars?

• the Battle of Marathon

• the Battle of Salamis

• the Battle of Thermopylae

• the Battle of Plataea

What was Miltiades' strategy in the Battle of Marathon?

• He attacked the Persians using his navy, rather than his army.

• He attacked the Persians with only half of his men at a time.

• He attacked the Persians from three different sides.

• all of the above