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Greco-Persian Wars

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  • Describe the Hellespont.
    a narrow sea channel between Europe and Asia
  • How did the Persians punish the Ionians for rebelling?
    They destroyed the city of Miletus and made them pay tributes.
  • How did the Persians treat the Ionians after conquering them? (After the revolt)
    The Persians made the Ionians pay tributes.
  • In the 400s B.C.E., two city-states that joined together to fight the Persians were...
    Sparta & Athens
  • Who is the ruler that established the Persian empire?
    Cyrus II
  • What was Miltiades' strategy in the Battle of Marathon?
    He attacked from all three sides
  • In the 400s B.C.E., the largest empire ever was the
    Persian Empire
  • The ancient Persians were a small group of nomads that lived in Parsa. Where in modern times is this?
    Iran (southern Iran)
  • Who is the Persian king known to have restored order to the empire?
    Darius
  • True or False: Conquered lands were forced to adopt Persian customs and religions.
    FALSE: Conquered lands were NOT forced to adopt Persian customs and religions. They often actually borrowed ideas and customs from other cultures.
  • Which battle ended the Persian Wars? (Battle of Plataea, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Marathon, or Battle of Salamis)
    the Battle of Plataea
  • When the Persians approached Athens in around 480 B.C.E., the Athenians
    proudly declared their "common brotherhood with the Greeks."
  • Which king successfully ended the rebellions in Egypt and Mesopotamia?
    Xerxes
  • Why did the Ionians lose the Ionian Revolt? (Answer involved Athens' role)
    The Athenians returned home after helping them with only one success.
  • When King Darius asked the Greeks for their earth and water, the Greeks
    refused and threw his messengers into pits and wells.
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