Test Review: Chapter 9 Section 1-2

Who did Persia defeat to win its independence?

• Miami
• Sparta
• Medes
• Macedonia
• Mandeville

Over time the Persians came to rule a great empire which eventually brought them into conflict with the Greeks.

• True
• False

A unit of soldiers who ride horses is called

• circus
• cavalry
• carnival
• strategy

Athletes today recreate the Greek messenger's run in a 26-mile races called ___________.

• Darius
• Marathons
• Cyrus the Great
• Athens

The Athenians valued education and the arts and believed that educated people made the best citizens.

• True
• False

Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens and Perisa
• Athens and Sparta
• Sparta and Greece
• Minnie and Mickey

Who won the Persian Wars?

• Persians
• Greeks
• China

Which leader allowed citizens to keep their customs and beliefs?

• Darius I
• Cyrus the Great
• Xerxes I
• Hercules

Which of the following best describes the Persian army?

• weak and ineffective
• powerful but cowardly
• brave but disloyal
• strong and well organized

From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be

• writers
• teachers
• leaders
• soldiers