Ancient Greece Test

3. The Athenian evacuated their city and moved to an island, tricking the Persian Navy into sailing there and ultimately being defeated by the superior Athenian Navy.

• Battle of Marathon
• Battle of Thermopylae
• Battle of Salamis
• Battle of Plateau

4. One of the earliest battles of the Persian Wars, where a messenger ran 26 miles to warn Athens that Persian forces were on their way.

• Battle of Marathon
• Battle of Thermopylae
• Battle of Salamis
• Battle of Plateau

6. This city state was ruled by an oligarchy .

• Athens
• Sparta

1. 300 brave Spartan warriors sacrificed themselves for the good of Greece

• Battle of Marathon
• Battle of Thermopylae
• Battle of Salamis
• Battle of Plateau

2. The final battle of the Persian Wars, where Xerxes is defeated and sent back to Persia.

• Battle of Marathon
• Battle of Thermopylae
• Battle of Salamis
• Battle of Plateau

14. A government system ruled by its citizens, where normal people can take part in the government, is known as a:

• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Monarchy
• Democarcy

17. This picture is an example of a Spartan battle formation known as a:

• Circle of Doom
• Phalanx
• Polis
• Helot

10. Women had much more freedom in this city-state.

• Athens
• Sparta

11. On what continent is Greece located?

• South America
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe

26. The Greeks are said to have hidden inside a giant wooden horse during which war?

• The Peloponnesian War
• The Persian Wars
• The Trojan War
• The Macedonian Conquest