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Who were the main opponents in the Persian War?

• Athens vs Sparta

•   Greek city-states versus Persia

• Civil War in Sparta

• Athens versus Persia

What caused the Persian War?

• Greeks were greedy for more territory

• Darius I swore revenge for Athens helping the Greeks colonies revolt

• Persia wanted to expand the Royal Road into Greece

• Cyrus the Great released the Jews from Babylonian captivity

Who won the Persian War?

• It was a major victory for Greece

• A major victory for Persia

• Neither Greece nor Persia won

• Greece and Persia divided Anitolia

Which of the following was a consequence of the Persian War?

• Greece was invaded by Rome

• Greece became the largest empire the world had ever seen

• The Persian fleet was destroyed and Athens became the most powerful of the Greek city-states

• The Persian War left Greece weak and open for invasion from Egypt

300 Spartans, King Leonidas, Persian Victory, Greek Traitor, Xerxes I of Persia are all characteristics of which of the following battles?

• Battle of Marathan

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Plataea

• Battle of Salamis

Sea Battle, Greek Victory, Greek ships were faster and smaller, Greeks ships rammed the Persian ships and sank them. These are characteristics of which of the following battles of the Persian War?

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Plataea

• Battle of Salamis

Pheidippides the runner, "Nike", Greek victory, King Darius of Persia, 26 miles from Athens are characteristics of which of the following battles of the Persian War?

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Plataea

Which of the following was the final battle of the Persian War?

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Plataea

Which of the following allowed the Greeks to win the Persian Wars?

• Athens had a navy which allowed the Greeks to win the Battle of Salamis

• The Greeks did not win the war. Persia did

• The Greeks allied themselves with Rome to defeat the Persians

• The Greek city-states cooperated together with Sparta to defeat Persia

What did the Greek city-states do during the Persian War?

• The Greek city-states refused to protect Greece from Persia

• The Greeks joined forces with Egypt

• The Greek city-states banded together to protect Greece from Persia

• The Greeks joined with Persia to create a new empire