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WorksheetsPersian Wars
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which Battle was first?
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
What was the TOPOGRAPHY of the Battel of Salamis
High Hill vs Water
Valley with narrow pass
Naval Battel in the straights
Rocky and wide
Who was the King of Kings who started the expansion
Herodotus
Xerxes
Leonidas
Darius
CHECK ALL that were land battels
Marathon
Thermoplyae
Salamis
Plataea
Which battle did the Greeks lose?
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Which fight did the Spartans NOT fight in?
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Why did the Greeks fight at Marathon and not Athens?
To get the high ground first
To prevent Athens from being destroyed
To slow the navy from going around the peninsula
All of the above
Which fight had the largest number of combatants by the Persians
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Whose ships were smaller
Persians
Greeks
What did the Greeks do at Marathon
Weaken their middle
Counterattack from the Sea
Ran to flank the Persians from behind
Win with a storm of arrows
What caused the Persians to retreat at Platea
A massive storm taking out a fleet of ships
The death of their commander
The starvation of their people
The fall of their King
Which battle where the Greeks most outnumbered in?
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Platea
What was the main reason the Greeks lost at Thermopylae?
The were outnumbered
They were out trained
They were out of position
They were betrayed
After which battle did Xerxes return to Persia?
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Platea
What college did Mr. Majerus go to?
Simpson
Graceland
William Penn
Iowa State
