Greek Civilization

Athen's strategy to win Peloponnesian war included

• using the navy to attack Sparta and their allies

• dragging the war out until Sparta gave up

• avoiding fighting the Spartan army

• all of the above

Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War

• because they killed the Athenian leaders

• by burning Athens

• by destroying their naval fleet

• when they received assistance from Macedonia

Who fought each other in the Persian Wars?

• the Romans and the Greeks

• Macedonia and the Assyrians

• Sparta and Athens

• The Greeks and the Persians

What was the deciding battle during the first invasion of Greece by the Persians?

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Athens

• Battle of Thermophylae

Who were Daris I and Xerxes?

• generals in the Spartan army

• Emperors of Persia

• Greatest of the Greek warriors

• Leaders of the city of Athens

Which of the statements below are true about the Battle of Thermopylae?

• 300 Spartans held off 1000s of Persians

• The Persians won the battle

• The Greeks were led by the Spartan King Leonidas I

• All of the Above

What happened at the Battle of Salamis?

• The Persians defeated the Spartans and captured the city of Sparta

• The Greeks were soundly defeated

• The Athenian army ran 25 miles to save the city of Athens

• The fast and maneuverable Athenian fleet defeated the Persian fleet

What were triremes?

• Spartan warriors who used spears and shields

• Fast ships used by the Athenian fleet

• Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance

• A type of Persian siege equipment used to take down city walls

Greek-like

• Hellenistic

• Pharlanx

• Phillip II

• Alexander the Great

A group of soldiers in a square with spears overlapping; a fighting technique Macedonia used

• cavalry

• Hellenistic

• pharlanx

• Zoroastrianism