The Greco Persian Wars

In the 400s BCE, two city-states that joined together to fight the Persians were

• Iran and Greece.

• Greece and Athens.

• Greece and Sparta.

• Sparta and Athens.

How did the Persians treat the Ionians after conquering them?

• The Persians forced the Ionians to be their servants.

• The Persians made the Ionians pay tributes (taxes).

• The Persians let the Ionians keep their farmland and harbors.

• The Persians forced the Ionians to leave the land.

What was the first battle of the Greco-Persian wars?

• the Battle of Marathon

• the Battle of Salamis

• the Battle of Thermopylae

• the Battle of Plataea

How did Xerxes get his army across the Hellespont?

• He taxed the Ionians to pay for the building of a bridge.

• He strategically traveled in various lands around the water.

• He created two bridges using boats and wooden boards.

• He led them across in fleet ships, although it was dangerous.

Why was Salamis a difficult place for the Persians to fight?

• The mountainous land made it hard for the Persians to travel thought it.

• The large body of water made it hard for the Persians to get safely onto land.

• The narrow channel made it hard for the Persians to move their ships around.

• The flat plains made it hard for the Persians to hide their troops.

In the 400s BCE, the largest empire ever was the

• Persian Empire

• Athenian Empire

• Spartan Empire

• Roman Empire

Why did the Ionians lose the Ionian Revolt?

• The Persians' calvary was much stronger than the Athenians'.

• The Athenians' army was much smaller than the Persians'.

• The Athenians returned home after helping them with only one success.

• The Ionians retreated early because they feared the Persian's army.

What was Miltiades' strategy in the Battle of Marathon?

• He attacked the Persians using his navy, rather than his army.

• He attacked the Persians with only half of his men at a time.

• He attacked the Persians from three different sides.

• all of the above.

What plan did the Athenians and Spartans think up in the Battle of Thermopylae?

• The Athenians and Spartans would stop the Persian navy, then their army.

• The Athenians would stop the Persian's navy and the Spartans would stop their army.

• The Athenians and Spartans would completely surround the Persians forces.

• The Athenians would defend against the Persians and the Spartans would attack them.

How did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the Battle of Salamis?

• The Athenians pretended to join sides with the Persians.

• They pretended to retreat before surrounding the Persians.

• They used wooden rams to destroy the Persians' boats.

• all of the above