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Greece: Persian Wars, Athens, & Sparta

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the Persians won the Battle of Marathon, the Persians would've taken over and all of Greek ______ would be lost.

a)

geography

b)

culture

c)

wars

d)

women

2.

Why was the Greek ruler Themistocles so important?

a)

He spread Greek culture to Asia Minor.

b)

He prepared the Greek navy for another Persian invasion.

c)

He introduced voting to Greek citizens.

d)

He encouraged trade with other civilizations.

3.

After the Battle of Thermopylae, the naval Battle of Salamis occurred. A naval battle takes place ...

a)

on land

b)

on the sea

c)

underwater

d)

in the desert

4.

Who won the Battle of Salamis?

a)

Greeks

b)

Persians

5.

The Persians Wars ________ the divided Greeks.

a)

united

b)

split

c)

saddened

d)

excited

6.

One benefit of the Persian Wars was the invention of the Greek phalanx, which is a ...

a)

submarine

b)

weapon

c)

battle formation

d)

ship

7.

What was the purpose of the Delian League?

a)

protecting from future Persian attacks

b)

controlling immigration

c)

increasing trade

d)

protecting Athens from Sparta

8.

What type of government did Athens have?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

9.

Democracy in Athens allowed citizens to _____.

a)

work

b)

play

c)

marry

d)

vote

10.

Sparta had a(n) ___________.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

11.

Women had more rights in _______.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

12.

Because women had more rights in Sparta, this tells us that ______ was pretty important in their society.

a)

art

b)

education

c)

philosophy

d)

strength

13.

Which society's culture valued things like the arts and philosophies more?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta