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WorksheetsThe Persian Wars
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Ethnic group that settled in what is now Iran. They were rivals for control of Mesopotamia with the Greeks, and later the Arabs.
Persians
Triremes
Themistocles
Herodotus
Who was Cyrus the Great?
First leader of the Persian Empire, known for being compassionate to those he conquered.
Greek Historian, considered the father of History.
Athenian politician and military leader who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians
priestess who would deliver advice from the gods in the form of a riddle
A governor of a province in ancient Persia
Satrap
Fleet
Hellespont
Oracle
Greek city-states in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian Rule, helped by Athens. Event which began the Persian Wars
Ionian Revolt
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Greek Historian, considered the father of History.
Herodotus
Satrap
Themistocles
Cyrus the Great
a group of ships
Fleet
Themistocles
Satrap
Hellespont
What caused Darius to first become angry with the Greeks and want revenge?
Some Greeks gave aid to other Greeks who rebelled against Persia.
Greek city-states refused to help Persia in its war with Turkey.
Many Greeks stated that Greece was more advanced than Persia.
Greek city-states would not allow people to practice Zoroastrianism.
The site of the battle that began the Persian Wars. A messenger ran 26.2 miles back to Athens to bring the news of victory.
Battle of Marathon
Ionian Revolt
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Greek warships that had three levels of rowers on each side.
Triremes
Satraps
Themistocles
Barbarians
the long, narrow body of water between Europe and Asia in present-day Turkey
Hellespont
Triremes
Marathon
Herodotus
Battle during the Persian Wars in which 300 Spartan troops fought to the death against a much larger Persian force. Considered the most "glorious" defeat in Greek history.
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Marathon
Ionian Revolt
The naval battle that effectively ended the Persian war. The Greek fleet, although vastly outnumbered, defeated the Persian fleet. This helped end the Persian war, freeing Greece.
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Marathon
Ionian Revolt
Athenian politician and military leader who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians
Themistocles
Cyrus the Great
Herodotus
Thermopylae
priestess who would deliver advice from the gods in the form of a riddle
Oracle
Barbarian
Satrap
Persian
Which of the following was NOT a reason the Greeks were able to defeat the Persian Army in the Persian Wars?
The Greeks outnumbered the Persians
The Greeks used the geography of Greece to their advantage
The Greeks had more to lose, so they fought harder
The Greek city-states put aside their differences and banded together
