Wk 21a Greco-Persian War Vocab

What is an ally?

• A person or group that is indifferent, unhelpful, and opposed to a particular cause or individual.
• A person or group that is unaware, unconcerned, and uninvolved with a particular cause or individual.
• A person or group that is manipulative, deceitful, and working against a particular cause or individual.
• A country that is friendly to another country in times of war.

To move closer to someone or something means to _________.

• approach

• leave

• depart

• withdraw

What do you call soldiers who ride horses?

• sailors
• pilots
• infantry
• cavalry

She persuaded her friends to play the game. What is another word for persuaded?

• Convinced
• Manipulated
• Coerced
• Forced

What was the name of the Persian king who ruled from about 522 to 486 BCE?

• Cyrus the Great
• Darius I
• Xerxes I
• Artaxerxes I

This period of fighting (490–479 B.C.E.) between the Persian Empire and the allied Greek city-states for control of the land in Greece.

• Mongol-Persian Wars
• Roman-Persian Wars
• Byzantine-Persian Wars
• Greco-Persian Wars

This is a long, narrow body of water between Europe and Asia.

• Black Sea
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Hellespont

Which part of a nation's military fights at sea?

• Infantry

• Air Force
• Navy
• Calvary

This was a vast empire from 550 to 330 B.C.E. that ruled over lands in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

• Roman Empire
• Persian Empire

• Mongol Empire
• Ottoman Empire

This was the son of Persian King Darius; he was defeated by the Greeks.

• Cambyses
• Artaxerxes
• Cyrus
• Xerxes