Thermopylae and Greece Quiz

Where did Thermopylae take place?

• At a Beach

• At Starbucks

• At Athens

• Mountain pass in central Greece .

How did the Persians win at Thermopylae?

• A traitor told the Persians a secret path around the mountain pass

• They didn't

• The Spartans surrendered

• The terracotta army helped Persia

Who fought at Thermopylae?

• Greeks & Persians

• Athens & Sparta

• Persians & Athens

• Persians & Spartans

Who was the Spartan king at Thermopylae ?

• Jesse

• Leonidas

• The Terracotta army

• Kleomenes

Who was the victor (winner) at the Battle of Marathon?

*2 answers

• Persia (the country)

• Darius (the leader)

• the Greeks (the people)

• Athens (city)

Why is a modern-day race known as a "marathon"?

• a Greek runner ran back to Athens (city) to announce the victory at the Battle of Marathon but died of exhaustion

• Darius, the Persian leader, declared that he would not lose again and it was a "marathon"

The ​ (a)   were determined to win and take over ​ (b)   .

Athens (a city-state in Greece) was joined by ​ (c)   , another Greek city-state.

Together, the Greeks set up their forces at a mountain pass called ​ (d)   .

• Persians
• Greece
• Sparta
• Thermopylae

Put the Persian War Events into chronological (time) order:

• Darius dies and charges his son Xerxes to take Greece

• Persia is defeated at Plataea

• Battle of Marathon

• Darius kills Cambyses and becomes the leader of Persia

• Battle of Thermopylae

Who invaded Greece for the second invasion

• Leonidas

• Xerxes

• Darius

• Themistocles

The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.

• Sparta
• Athens
• Troy
• Mycenae