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WorksheetsPersian Wars and Greek Resistance
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 25mins
Were early Persians warriors and cattle herders
Yes
No
Who built a strong Persian army
Cyrus the great
Jerome
LeBron James
Styliani MENDONI
In the 500s B.C., Persia ______.
organized an army made up of slaves
built an empire about the size of the continental United States
organized city-states throughout its land
seized power from the Greeks and ruled the Mediterranean area
Around 600 B.C., a Persian religious teacher named Zoroaster began preaching that a single god named Ahura Mazda was the creator of all things.
True
False
The Persian Empire was divided into ______.
city-states and provinces
provinces and districts
states and counties
provinces called satrapies
The Persian Empire had a full-time professional army; Athens had a volunteer army.
True
False
In the 400s B.C., the Persians tried to expand ______.
in Europe and began by invading Greece
in the east and invaded what is now Afghanistan
in Africa and invaded North Africa
in Europe and invaded Spain
The Persians defeated the Greeks at Marathon.
True
False
At the battle between Greeks and Persians at Thermopylae, ______.
the Spartans and Athenians defeated the Persians
the Persians won, although the Athenians fought until the end
Spartans fought until the end, but the Persians won
the Persians won the battle easily
How many Spartan soldiers fought against the Persian Army at the Battle of Thermopylae?
30
300
3000
30,000
In the battle of Salamis ______.
the Greeks had a larger navy and defeated the Persians
the Persians defeated the Greeks with their faster ships
the Persians gathered a large naval force and won the battle
the Greeks defeated the Persian navy because they had smaller, faster ships
After the Greeks defeated the Persians at Plataea, the Persians stopped trying to conquer Greece.
True
False
Under Pericles's rule Athens became a center for learning and the arts
True
False
Pericles supported writers, artists, teachers, sculptors, and architects
True
False
