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WorksheetsThe Persian Wars
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Greek commander at Marathon?
a)
Darius I
b)
Xerxes
c)
Leonidas
d)
Miltiades
2.
This Greek messenger ran all the way to Sparta (150 miles) in two days.
a)
Ephialtes
b)
Pheidippides
c)
Miltiades
d)
Herodotus
3.
King of Persia during Marathon?
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Cambyses II
c)
Darius I
d)
Xerxes
4.
King of Persia during Thermopylae?
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Cambyses II
c)
Darius I
d)
Xerxes
5.
Spartan King and commander at Thermopylae
a)
Miltiades
b)
Dieneces
c)
Leonidas
d)
Themistocles
6.
Greek Naval Commander during Persian Wars
a)
Themistocles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Dieneces
d)
Pheidippides
7.
Recorded as the greatest Spartan warrior, said "then we shall fight in the shade"
a)
Miltiades
b)
Dieneces
c)
Leonidas
d)
Ephialtes
8.
Greek traitor that helped the Persians win at Thermopylae
a)
Xerxes
b)
Themistocles
c)
Dieneces
d)
Ephialtes
9.
Greek historian that recorded much about the Persian Wars
a)
Pheidippides
b)
Darius
c)
Herodotus
d)
Aristotle
10.
The battle where 11,000 Athenians defeated 30,000 Persians (490 bc), led by Miltiades.
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
11.
The battle where 300 Spartans led about 5,000 Greeks against 250,000 Persians (480 bc).
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
12.
This place means "hot gates"
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
13.
Battle where the Greek Navy, led by Themistocles, defeated the Persian Navy.
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
14.
Battle where the Greeks ultimately defeated the Persians for good (479 bc).
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
15.
Name of the battle formation utilized by the Greeks.
a)
Double Envelopment
b)
Flying V
c)
Phalanx
d)
Feigned Retreat
16.
Which battle during the Persian Wars did the Greeks lose?
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
17.
After the Persian Wars, what happened in Greece?
a)
The Dark Ages
b)
The Golden Age of Athens
c)
War against Rome
d)
The Land Before Time
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