What's in a name?
This Persian leader's son would go on to lead the war against the Greeks.
King Darius I
This is the site where the 300 Spartans tried to fight the Persian army at a narrow pass. The Persians were at the openings of both sides and killed all 300.
the Battle of Thermopylae
It was the biggest empire of the ancient world.
The Persian Empire
The alliance of the Greeks for the purpose of war was called...
the Greek League
The king of the Persians during the Persian War.
King Xerxes
Xerxes marched to Athens and found it empty. As a result, he...
burned down the city
A bridge was created by the Persians at this spot so that the could get to Greece.
Hellespont
The Spartans were in charge of the Greek navy.
False
This Spartan king was killed with his 300 men in battle. He was beheaded and his body crucified.
King Leonidas
Using narrow waterways, the Greeks hid their ships behind a peninsula. They tricked the Persians into believing that they were scared and would surrender if attacked. The Persians couldn't leave the narrow straits before being defeated.
The Battle of Salamis
Thinking back a few chapters, who was the first great Persian leader? He allowed those who had been deported to come back! He also let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild it.
Cyrus the Great (died in 530 BC)
26 miles is the distance a Greek man ran when he announced that the Greeks had won. He then fell over and died. This is known as
Marathon
The Athenian who devised the plan on water to overtake the Persians. He was later ousted because he was thought to have too much power.
Themistocle
This is where the last Persian army was conquered in Greece. Mardonius was killed here. This was the end of the Persian War.
the Battle of Plateau
The Persian army was so big that...
it was larger than today's US army.
The oracle said that Greek would be saved by "walls of wood." What did they interpret this as?
Ships
Queen Artemisia
The Persian Empire was well organized. They had governors in each territory and these governors were local people who collected taxes and provided men for the Persian army. These governors were called...
Satrapies (or a satrap)
Greek ships were called
triremes