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Who was the leader of the Spartan army at Thermopylae
Leonidas
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In this sea battle, the Greek ships destroyed over 300 Persian boats. This battle is......

Battle of Salamis

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Who was the first leader of Persia that began expanding their empire during the 540s B.C.?

Cyrus the Great

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How many Spartan soldiers defended Greece in the Battle of Thermopylae?

300 soldiers

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Who created the Persian Empire and divided it into 20 provinces?
King Darius
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The Greeks defended a small mountain pass with 300 men, and in the end they were all killed by 180,000 Persian soldiers. This battle is.........
Battle of Thermopylae
200

Persia was able to successfully grow into a large empire because of their ability to cut travel times from three months to seven days using this

The Royal Road

200

How many Persian ships were destroyed in the Battle of Salamis?

About 300 Persian ships

300
Who defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon?
Miltiades and the Athenians
300
The first battle of the Persian Wars, the Athenian soldiers defeated the Persians. This battle is......
The Battle of Marathon
300

King Darius divided the Persian empire into provinces or....

satrapies

300

How many soldiers did Leonidas have at the beginning of the Battle of Thermopylae?

7,000

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Which leader defeated the Persian ships at Salamis with his strategy?

Themistocles

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This Greek settlement in Asia Minor was captured by the Persians, so the Greeks rebelled against them. This land was known as....

Anatolia

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This term is still used today because of the legend of a messenger who ran 25 miles to deliver news of a Greek victory

marathon

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How many Greek ships were lost to the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis?

About 40 ships

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Who was the Persian General who attacked Thermopylae, led his ships into Salamis, and charged back to Plataea?
King Xerxes
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The end of the Persian war was marked by this battle where 80,000 Greek soldiers destroyed the Persian Empire for good. This battle is.......
The Battle of Plataea
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Persia's empire eventually came to an end because of this person

Alexander the Great

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How many men did each army begin with at the Battle of Plataea?

About 100,000 men