WorksheetsGreco-Persian Wars
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the Persian empire because
Everyone had to follow his religion and laws.
He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.
Who was the Persian Leader who launched the first invasion of Greece?
Darius
Solomon
Xerxes
Sargon
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-Persian Wars?
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
What was the name of Darius' son?
Hector
Xerxes
Ashurbanipal
Leonidas
Where did Thermopylae take place?
At a Beach
In a river
At Athens
Mountain pass in central Greece .
How did the Persians win?
A traitor told the Persians a secret path around the mountain pass
They didn't
The Spartans surrendered
The terracotta army helped Persia
How did Greeks win at the Battle of Salamis
Tricking the Persians
The Greeks lead the Persians to a strait where they could not do there best
The land soldiers took over the Persians
The Persians died off
