The Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon

5th - 7th Grade

10 Qs

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The Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon

Assessment

Quiz

History

5th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Karen Lewis

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the battle of Marathon?

2017

490 BC

690 BC

490 AD

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the war between?

Athenians and Americans

Athenians and Spartans

Spartans and Italians

Athenians and Persians

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Please select the correct answer.

Spartans:

helped the Persians.

helped the Athenians.

Did nothing.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The major cause of the first war between the Persians and the Greeks was

By funding the the movement by Ionians to overthrow the Persian Empire.

Religious differences between Persia and Athens.

Each wanted each other's land.

The Persian Empire did not like the way and life of the Greek.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who had the significantly larger troops?

Persia

Athens

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who won the battle and why?

Athens, mainly because of their tight knit formation that involved soldiers locking shields together to protect themselves from the Persians arrows.

Persia, mainly because of their tight knit formation that involved soldiers locking shields together to protect themselves from the Persians arrows.

Athens, mainly because of the size of their troops. Their large numbers made it easy to overthrow Perisian troops.

Persia, mainly because of the size of their troops. Their large numbers made it easy to overthrow Athens troops.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Please select the correct answer.

The Battle of Marathon:

the only battle between Persia and Greece.

was the first of many invasions of Greece.

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