Greco-Persian Wars

What event led Sparta to become a military state?

• Invasion by Persian armies

• Struggles between rich and poor

• Introduction of iron weapons

• Danger of a helot revolt

What type of army emerged during the Dorian Age?

• Chariot army

• Cavalry army

• Merchant army

• Hoplite army

Where did the Battle at Marathon take place?

• Marathon

• Anatolia

• Sparta

• Athens

Who brought news of the Persian defeat at Marathon to Athens?

• Darius

• Pheidippides

• Themistocles

• Xerxes

Where did the Greeks position their fleet to fight the Persians at sea?

• Salamis

• Plataea

• Thermopylae

• Delos

What was the name of the alliance formed by several Greek city-states after the Persian Wars?

• Delian League

• Athenian League

• Persian League

• Spartan League

What did Athens do after emerging as the leader of the Delian League?

• Dissolved the league

• Used military force against members

• Moved the league headquarters to Sparta

• Became a democracy

What did the victory over the Persians lead to in Athens?

• A decrease in wealth

• A decline in power

• A burst of creativity

• A loss of territory

Who vowed to destroy Athens in revenge for the Ionian Greek revolt?

• Darius

• Pheidippides

• Xerxes

• Themistocles

What was the name of the fearsome formation of foot soldiers in the new kind of army?

• Legion

• Chariot

• Cavalry

• Phalanx