WorksheetsGreco-Persian Wars
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
2.
A unit of soldiers who rode horses as they attacked.
a)
satraps
b)
cavalry
c)
Immortals
3.
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
4.
Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the empire because
a)
Everyone had to follow his religion and laws.
b)
He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
c)
The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.
5.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-Persian Wars?
a)
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b)
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
c)
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
d)
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
6.
The Greeks defeated the invading Persian army in ___________________________ due to their superior weapons and clever strategies.
a)
The Battle of Marathon
b)
Persian Wars
c)
The Battle of Salamis
d)
The Battle of Thermopylae
7.
The winner of the Greco-Persian Wars was ______________________.
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
8.
This battle ended the Greco-Persian Wars and caused Persia to leave Greece.
a)
The Battle of Marathon
b)
Persian Wars
c)
The Battle of Plataea
d)
The Battle of Thermopylae
9.
The Persian leader who fought against Sparta AND Athens in the Battle of Thermopylae
a)
Xerxes I
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
10.
An important Greek victory that showed the Greeks that they could defeat the mighty Persian Army and its Immortals took place at
a)
Thermopylae
b)
Plataea
c)
Aegeospotami
d)
Marathon
11.
The Persian king Xerxes demanded what two items from the Greeks to show they would accept him as their king
a)
Money & Slaves
b)
Ships & Olives
c)
Earth & Water
d)
Olives & Money
12.
Sparta’s most glorious defeat took place at the battle of
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
13.
The Spartan king who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
14.
The Athenian general who led the Greek navy and devised the plan for the defense of Greece during the third Persian war was
a)
Leonidas
b)
Xerxes
c)
Pheidippides
d)
Themistocles
15.
This naval battle was a Greek victory and destroyed the bulk of the Persian fleet
a)
Salamis
b)
Plataea
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Marathon
16.
This was the final battle where the Persian army was defeated by a combined Greek force
a)
Plataea
b)
Salamis
c)
Marathon
d)
Thermopylae
17.
Why did the first Persian War start?
a)
Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.
b)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c)
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
d)
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
18.
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation that he often fought in?
a)
Hoplite, phalanx
b)
Hoplite, trireme
c)
Spartan, greaves
d)
Cuirass, hoplite
19.
An unusual leader participated in Persia during the Battle of Salamis. Who was this leader and what was unusual about them?
a)
Artemisia; she was a woman
b)
Darius; he turned traitor against Persia
c)
Leonidas; he came back from the dead
d)
Xerxes; he was violently seasick
20.
He was invaded Greece as revenge for his father's defeat at Marathon and to build a base for expansion into Europe.
a)
Xerxes
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
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