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King Darius
Miltiades
Hellespont
cavalry
secret pass
Pheidippides
Sparta
Chapter 28: Study Guide
Fighting the Persian Wars
isolated
Egypt
Leonidas
religion
trade routes
secret message
resources/wealth
taxes/tribute
infantry
burned
Marathon
Xerxes
India
language
Miletus
united
laws
Asia Minor
army
phalanx
Platea
revenge
traitor
Themistocles
waterways
threats
Using the word bank, choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
1) The Persian Empire was ruled by _____________ _______________ who conquered _________ _________,
_____________, ______________, Arabia, and the Caspian Sea!
2) Persian rule was relatively fair, conquered people could keep their own ______________,
______________, and __________________________
3) Unlike Persia, Greece had hundreds of _________________ city-states.
4) Persia continued to conquer land to gain more __________________, _________ _____________, and more
power!!
5) In the quest for more land, the Persian Empire took over Ionian farmland and harbors, and forced
them to serve in the Persian ______________ and pay ____________________
6) The Persians punished the Ionians for revolting by burning the holy city of _______________ to the
ground.
7) Darius was furious with the Athenians for helping the Ionians revolt and decided to attack Greece
because he wanted ___________________________!
8) Darius sent a large army of _____________, or foot soldiers, and _______________ ,or soldiers who rode
on horses, across the Aegean Sea by boat to attack Greece.
9) Miltiades convinced the Athenians that it was vital to fight the Persians on the plain at
___________________, before the Persians could reach Athens.
10) ________________ refused to send aid to Marathon because they were in the middle of a religious
festival.
11) The Battle of Marathon was won by a brilliant general named ______________________, whose cleaver
military strategy to surround the Persian soldiers utilized the _______________, a Greek battle
formation, to over powered the Persian soldiers.
12) ___________________________ ran back to Athens to announce the Greek victory, and then died from
exhaustion as soon as he arrived!
13) Years later, Xerxes the new King of Persia, planned another attack on Greece and he chose to cross the
________________________, a narrow sea channel between Europe and Asia.
14) Spartan King ________________and Persian King _________________fought in the battle of Thermopylae
Please circle who won.
15) The Spartans fought to the death at Thermopylae, but after a Greek _______________ showed the
Persians a __________ _____________, the Persians surrounded the Greeks and won.
16) After Thermopylae, the Persians continued onto Athens and ________________ it to the ground.
17) The Athenian Naval General ___________________ had a plan to trick Xerxes and sent him a
___________ _________________.
18) The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because of their knowledge of the _________________________,
and had more easily maneuverable ships.
19) The Battle of ______________________ ended the Persian Wars.
20)To fight the Persians, Athens and Sparta eventually __________________ together to fight against a
common enemy.
21) The victories in the Persian wars preserved the Greeks’ independence and ended any future
________________ from the Persian Empire.
Open response : Answer each question in at least TWO COMPLETE sentences
22) Explain two factors enabled the Athenians to win the Battle of Marathon?
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23) Why was the location of Thermopylae beneficial to the Spartans? Why were they ultimately
unsuccessful here?
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24) Why did Themistocles want to fight the Persian navy at Salamis? Then describe the outcome of the
Battle of Salamis.
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Date:__________
Chapter 28: Study Guide
Fighting the Persian Wars
Event A: The Persian Expansion
1.
Complete the chart below
2.
Explain why the Persian King Darius desired more land.
Event B: The Ionian Revolt
1.
Explain why Greece cared about what happened in Ionia.
2.
What was the outcome of the Ionian Revolt?
Event C: Battle of Marathon
1.
Identify the people and places(city-states) involved.
2.
Describe what happened at the Battle of Marathon.
3.
List and describe the factors that influenced the outcome of the Battle of Marathon
Event D: Battle of Thermopylae
1.
Identify the people and places(city-states) involved.
2.
Describe how Xerxes got to Greece.
3.
List the events of the Battle of Thermopylae
4.
List and describe the factors that influenced the outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae.
Event E: Battle of Salamis
1.
Who is Themistocles? What was his strategy to defeat the Persians?
2.
Describe how the Persian navy was ultimately defeated.
3.
List and describe the factors that influenced the outcome of the Battle of Salamis.
Lasting effects…
1.
Explain why the Battle of Platea was important.
2.
The most important result of the Persian Wars was…