Checkup! Unit IV: Ancient Greece

What was the cause of the Persian War?

• Sparta invaded Athens and Persia saw an opportunity.
• Athens came to the aid of Ionian Greeks under Persian control.
• Sparta came to the aid of Corinthian Greeks living on Crete
• Athens failed to invite Darius II to the Olympic Games.

What was the effect of the Persian War on the scattered Greek city-states?

• It caused the scattered polises to become even more divided.
• It resulted in a loss of power for Athens.
• It caused the scattered Greek city-states to unite to meet a common threat.
• It caused Greek city-states to adopt Persian money and government.

What is the significance of the Battle of Marathon?

• It was an amazing victory against 5-1 odds, and forced Darius to retreat.
• It was a terrible defeat for the Greeks, resulting in Persian control of the peninsula.
• It was the first time that Sparta and Athens united in a battle.
• It was the beginning of the Olympic Games.

What was the significance of the Battle of Thermopylae

• It forced Darius II's retreat across the Aegean Sea.
• It delayed Xerxes' attack on Athens by three days, giving Athens a chance to evacuate.
• It stopped the forces of Xerxes from attacking Athens.
• King Leonidas was made King of Athens after the victorious battle.

What was the significance of the Battle of Salamis

• It was a great naval victory for the greatly outnumbered Greek triremes.
• It was a great victory for the navy of Xerxes.
• It shamed Themistocles, who strongly recommended building the Army instead of the Navy.
• It delayed the navy of Darius II for three days, enabling Athens to improve its defense.

​ (a)   , the birthplace of ​ (b)   , enjoyed a "Golden Age" under the leadership of ​ (c)   .

• Athens
• democracy
• Pericles
• Sparta
• communism
• King Leonidas

Match the person and the description

• "THIS IS SPARTA!"

• Socrates

• Condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens"

• Plato

• "Greeks sprouted up around the Mediterranean like frogs around a pond"

• Aristotle

• Teacher of Alexander the Great; "Golden Mean"

• King Leonidas

• Funeral Oration, emphasizing Athen's unique example to the world

• Pericles

​ (a)   became famous for his 26-mile run from ​ (b)   to ​ (c)   , to report the Greek victory over the ​ (d)   .

• Pheidippides
• Marathon
• Athens
• Persians
• Cleisthenes
• Salamis
• Sparta
• Ottomans

"Founder of Athenian Democracy". Created the Council of 500, the predecessor to our own Legislative Branch.

• Pheidippides

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

The winner of the Peloponnesian War was ______