The Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

This Persian leader gained independence from the Medes and established the Persian Empire.

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Xerxes I

• Artaxerxes I

What was the name of the highly trained Persian soldiers?

• Immortals

• Spartans

• Samurai

• Janissaries

Which Persian leader divided the Persian Empire into 20 satrapies?

• Darius I

• Xerxes I

• Cyrus the Great

• Alexander the Great

The popular religion of the Persian Empire under Darius I was _____

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Tensions between Greece and Persia rose because...

• The Persians controlled Greek colonies in Asia Minor

• The Greeks wanted to invade Persia

• The Greeks wanted to gain access to the Persian markets

• The Greeks and Persians had different religious beliefs

The ______ won at the first battle at the Battle of Marathon.

• Greeks

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Persians

The ________ won at the Battle of Thermopylae.

• Persians

• Greeks

• Romans

• Egyptians

Why did the Greeks win at the Battle of Salamis?

• The Greeks led the Persians into narrow waterways which were too small for their ships to move in

• The Greeks had superior ships

• The Persians underestimated the strength of the Greek forces

• The Greeks had divine intervention from the gods

Which battle led to the Greek victory over the Persians and the end to the Persian Wars?

• Plataea

• Marathon

• Salamis

• Thermopylae

The Athenians and the Spartans fought on the same side during the Persian Wars.

• True

• False