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Greek Wars

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the Persian Wars?

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Greeks and Persians

c)

Greeks and Macedonians

d)

Persians and Marathon

2.

Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Greeks and Persians

c)

Athens and Persians

d)

Greeks and Peloponnesians

3.

Who won the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Persians

b)

Greeks

4.

Who won the Battle of Salamis?

a)

Persians

b)

Greeks

5.

What was the name of the military formation that gave the Greeks the advantage?

a)

Phalanx

b)

Pincer

c)

Wing-T

d)

Phoenix

6.

Which of the following were both kings of Persia?

a)

Alexander and Darius

b)

Alexander and Xerxes

c)

Darius and Xerxes

d)

Pericles and Socrates

7.

Who helped the Spartans defeat Athens to end the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Corinth

b)

Macedonia

c)

Persia

d)

Crete

8.

What was one main cause of Sparta's decision to declare war on Athens?

a)

Athens had a democracy.

b)

Athens selfishly used the Delian League's tax money.

c)

Spartans thought the Athenians were barbarians.

9.

What is one reason why the Persians decided to enter the Peloponnesian War?

a)

The Persians didn't like the Athenian leader Pericles.

b)

The Persians were upset that the Athenians built the Parthenon.

c)

The Persians were still upset from losing previous battles and they saw the weakness that resulted from Athens and Sparta fighting each other.

d)

The Persians did not enter the Peloponnesian War.

10.

What was one effect of the Persian victory at the end of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Alexander was killed.

b)

Alexander was able to unite the Greeks against the Persians.

c)

Persia then entered the Delian League.