WorksheetsTopic 6: Warfare in Ancient Greece
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who had the significantly larger troops?
Persia
Athens
Who was the leader of the Persian army?
Darius
Xerxes
Xenophon
Achilles
Hector
Who led his war ships towards Athens to seek revenge?
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Ten years after the first battle in the Persian Wars, Darius' son Xerxes tried to conquer Greece once more.
Which Greek city-state helped Athens?
Mycenae
Crete
Sparta
Troy
During the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.
Marathon
Salamis
Thermopylae
Ionia
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
Athens
Ionia
Sparta
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
After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.
the Delian League
the Macedonian League
the Peloponnesian League
the Major League
After the Persian Wars, Athens entered a time period of peace, prosperity, and great achievements called the _____________.
Periclean Age
Golden Age
Great Age
Hellenistic Age
During the Golden Age, _________________ is best known for leading the rebuilding of Athens.
Socrates
Cleisthenes
Pericles
Phidias
Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?
Corinth vs. Athens
Persia vs. Greece
Athens vs. Sparta
Sparta vs. Thebes
What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Power struggles between the city-states
Disagreements about trade
The plague
The helots revolted.
The war finally ended in 404 B.C., when...
Athens surrendered after its naval fleet was destroyed
Sparta surrendered after its army was destroyed.
The Persians turned on the Spartans.
A truce was made between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League.
