Leaders
King of Persia who built a strong army and expanded the Persian Empire
King Cyrus
Victors at Marathon
Athenians (Greeks)
Final battle of the Persian Wars
Plataea
Governor of a province in ancient Persia
satrap
Persian religion based on the belief in one God, Ahura Mazda.
Zoroastrianism
Persian King who invaded Greece at Marathon
Darius
Victors at Salamis
Athenians (Greeks)
Battle in 490 BCE
Marathon
Group of vehicles (ships, for example) operated under one control
fleet
What was the name of the route that ran 1500 miles from Persia to Anatolia?
Royal Road
Persian King who crossed the Hellespont in 480 BCE
Xerxes
Victors at Thermopylae
Persians
Battle where a Greek traitor helped the Persian win
Thermopylae
Person who betrays a friend or their country
traitor
Why Persians were unhappy with their government after the Persian Wars.
high taxes
Spartan King killed in the Battle of Thermopylae
King Leonidas
Victors at Plataea
Athenians and Spartans (Greeks)
Battle where a messenger raced 25 miles with news of victory
Marathon
satrapy
Third major battle in Persian Wars
Battle of Salamis