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WorksheetsCh. 28 Fighting the Persian Wars
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a group of ships
Fleet
Persians
Besieged
Hellespont
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
priestess who would deliver advice from the gods in the form of a riddle
Oracle
Barbarian
Satrap
Persian
What was a cause of the Persian Wars?
Bad trading within the Persian Empire
A revolt in a Greek colony lead Persia to invade
Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart
Greece invaded the Persian capital of Persepolis
After the Battle of Marathon, which Greek city-state helped Athens fight against the Persians?
Mycenae
Crete
Sparta
Troy
The Greek city-state of (a) is known for their powerful army.
Who were TWO Persian kings during the Perisan Wars?
King Leonidas
King Darius I
King Xerxes
King Marathon
This battle ended the Greco-Persian Wars and caused Persia to leave Greece.
The Battle of Marathon
Persian Wars
The Battle of Plataea
The Battle of Thermopylae
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
(a)
He was invaded Greece as revenge for his father's defeat at Marathon and to build a base for expansion into Europe.
Xerxes
Cyrus II (the Great)
Darius I
In the 400s B.C.E., the largest empire ever was the
Persian Empire.
Athenian Empire.
Spartan Empire.
Greek Empire.
Why did the Ionians lose the Ionian Revolt?
The Persians' cavalry was much stronger than the Athenians'.
The Athenians' army was much smaller than the Persians'.
The Athenians returned home after helping them with only one success.
The Ionians retreated early because they feared the Persian's army.
When King Darius asked the Greeks for their earth and water, the Greeks
attacked the messengers, but were defeated.
refused and threw his messengers into pits and wells.
hesitated, but eventually gave into his request.
had to pay since Darius' army surrounded the city.
The king that ruled Persia after Darius was his son
Miltiades.
Leonidas.
Salamis.
Xerxes.
The 300 Spartans died at what battle?
Palatea
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
A marathon is a foot race that covers (a) miles.
Which city-state had a Democracy and voted?
(a)
How did the Persian Wars change the relationship between Athens and Sparta?
They started forming a common Greek identity and culture.
They no longer wanted to depend on each other for help.
They joined together to form a single city-state to fight off common enemies.
They worked on opposite sides of the conflict and kept fighting each other.
Greek soldiers fought in a certain formation called the ...
phalanx
colony
polis
agora
In order to get more farmland, have room for their growing population and have access to other natural resources some Greeks established _________________ around the Mediterranean Sea.
vacation resorts
forts
colonies
temples
How did the Greek mountains affect communication?
They isolated communities
They promoted road building
They led people to write letters
They made farmers stop speaking
Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?
It provided water for their farms
It restricted cultural diffusion.
They relied on the sea for travel and trade.
They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.
What did Greek sailors use to help them steer their ships?
(a)
Why did Greek city-states have different forms of government.
People in Greece spoke different languages.
Mountains separated people.
Greek colonies let people leave the mainland.
One king ruled all of Greece.
We get the term "oligarch" from a Greek word meaning…
many
few
leader
rich
In a tyranny, what did the leader use to gain power and keep it?
military force
family tradition
the law of the land
foreign partnerships
Which form of government from ancient Greece is the United States known for today?
monarchy
oligarchy
tyranny
democarcy
A peninsula is land that is surrounded on (a) sides by water.
The Greeks traded mostly along the _________________ coast.
African Coast
Pacific Coast
Mediterranean Coast
Ivory Coast
The City- State of Athens was named after which god or goddess ?
(a)
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
(a)
Match the following
monarch
aristocrat
tyrant
oligarch
assembly
Match the following.
Zeus
King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning
Athena
Goddess of Wisdom and War
Hades
God of the Underworld
Poseidon
God of the Sea
Aphrodite
Goddess of Love and Beauty
On what continent is Greece located?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
In Greek mythology, the (a) is a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and the head of a bull.
Definition:
soldiers who ride on horses
(a)
The _______ Revolt, which began in 499 B.C.E., marked the beginning of the Greek-Persian Wars.
Sparta
Athens
Ionian
Pelloponesia
What was most surprising about the outcome of the Persian wars?
The Persian Empire fell apart after the wars
The Persian Empire attacked Greece again 30 years later
The Greeks won while fighting in a foreign land
The Greeks won with less land and fewer people.
The (a) battle of the Persian Wars was fought in (b) . The Persians landed there and were loading (c) when (d) attacked.
The (a) battle of the Persian Wars was fought at (b) . The (c) navy was able to defeat the larger and slower (d) ships.
Europe
A
B
C
D
E
Africa
B
C
D
E
F
Persian Empire
A
B
C
D
E
Greece
A
B
C
D
E
Mediterranean Sea
A
B
C
D
E
Aegean Sea
A
B
C
D
E
What is the correct spelling of King Darius' son?
Xerties
Xerkcies
Xerxs
Xerxes
Xarxes
This is a (a) soldier.
This is a (a) soldier.
At the Battle of (a) , the
Greeks tricked the Persians into
entering a narrow channel, where
the Greeks rammed the Persian
ships.
The Spartans led the fight against
the Persians in a fierce battle out-
side the city of Plataea called the Battle of (a) which ended the Greco-Persian Wars.
(*Hint - Answer is in the question.)
In chapter 28, you learned how Athens and Sparta joined
forces to defeat the (a) Empire.
The Persian Wars began
with the (a) Revolt and ended 20 years later with the Greek
victory at the Battle of Plataea.
______ are states that agree to help each other against a common
enemy.
City-states
Republics
Democracies
Persia
Allies
The Persians started out as a small tribe in present-day (a) .
After the Ionian Revolt, King Darius decided to conquer the
city-states of mainland Greece. He sent (a) to ask for
presents of Greek earth and water. The presents would be a sign
that the Greeks agreed to accept Persian rule. But the Greeks
refused to hand over the tribute. Instead, they threw the messen-
gers into pits and wells.
(*Hint - Answer is in the question.)
After the Ionian Revolt, King Darius decided to conquer the
city-states of mainland Greece. He sent messengers to ask for
presents of Greek earth and (a) .
What does SUBMIT mean?
form of government in which people elect representa-ives to rule in their name
accept or yield to a superior force
to do as ordered by (a person, institution, etc), to act according to the bidding of
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
In the Trojan War, who is the most beautiful women in the world?
(a)
In the Trojan War, what city-state was Helen from?
(a)
