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Greco-Persian Wars and Pericles

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Persian king during the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Dareios

c)

Pericles

d)

Miltiades

2.

Where did the 300 brave Spartian soldiers fight for Greece?

a)

Marathon

b)

Salamis

c)

The Dardanellas

d)

Thermopylae

3.

Which Persian King can you see in the picture?

a)

Dareios

b)

Pericles

c)

Leonidas

d)

Xerxes

4.

Why did Athenians win the battle of Salamis?

a)

Themistocles could force a battle on sea - not so good for Persians

b)

Greek ships were more mobile and agile

c)

Narrow sea pass

d)

Persians ran away without fight

5.

When was the Greco-Persian War?

a)

492-448 BC

b)

492-448 AD

c)

448-492 BC

d)

492 - 450 BC

6.

How did Pericles change the democracy?

a)

Gave political rights to everyone

b)

Stopped the work of the Ecclesia

c)

Changed the whole system

d)

Gave daily paid salary for their work in political authorities

7.

What was the title of Pericles?

a)

Archon

b)

Strategus

c)

Warlord

d)

Aristocrat

8.

A többség elve was called in English as?

(a)  

9.

Who accepted the laws in ancient Athens?

a)

Pericles

b)

The Bule

c)

The Ecclesia

d)

the Tyrannos

10.
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
11.

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

12.

The Golden Age of Athens occurred under the leadership of

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Darius

c)

Pericles

d)

Socrates

13.
Athens entered the Golden Age after the defeat of the Persians. 
a)
True
b)
False