The Persian Wars: Ducksters

Who fought each other in the Persian Wars?

• Sparta and Athens

• The Greeks and the Persians

• The Romans and the Greeks

• The Egyptians and the Spartans

• Macedonia and the Assyrians

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

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Athens

• Battle of Rhodes

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Marathon

True or False: The Persian Empire was the largest empire in the world and their forces greatly outnumbered the Greeks.

• True

• False

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

• Generals for the army of Sparta

• Leaders of the city of Athens

• The greatest Greek warriors

• Emperors of Persia

• Kings of Sparta

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

• The Greeks were led by the Spartan king Leonidas I

• Three hundred Spartans held off thousands of Persians

• The Persians won the battle

• All of the above

• None of the above

How much time passed between the first and second invasions of the Persians?

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 50 years

What happened at the Battle of Salamis?

• The Greeks were soundly defeated

• The fast and maneuverable Athenian fleet defeated the Persian fleet

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

• The Corinthians came to the rescue of Athens

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

What did the Persians find when they arrived at the city of Athens during the second invasion?

• The city was deserted

• A huge army of the united Greek city-states

• A fortified city ready to withstand a long siege

• A city that was ready to surrender and become part of the Persian Empire

• The city had been burned down and destroyed

What were triremes?

• Spartan warriors who used spears and shields

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

• Fast ships used by the Athenian fleet

• Soldiers who used long bows to attack from a distance

• Special forces in the Persian army

Who were the Ionians?

• Egyptian mercenaries who fought for the Persians

• Greeks that lived along the coast of Turkey

• Soldiers from the city of Corinth

• All of the above

• None of the above