Darius King of Persia invades Greece in 1st Persia Wars
- 1. When did Darius King of Persia invade Greece in the 1st Persia Wars?
A) 500 BC
B) 400 BC
C) 300 BC
D) 490 BC
- 2. Who was the Athenian general known for his role in the Battle of Marathon?
A) Pericles
B) Themistocles
C) Miltiades
D) Leonidas
- 3. Who was the Persian king during the 1st Persia Wars?
A) Cyrus the Great
B) Xerxes I
C) Darius I
D) Artaxerxes I
- 4. Which Greek city-state did Xerxes I burn during his invasion of Greece?
A) Sparta
B) Athens
C) Thebes
D) Corinth
- 5. Who was the Spartan king who led the Greek forces at Thermopylae?
A) Pericles
B) Themistocles
C) Miltiades
D) Leonidas
- 6. What was the role of Themistocles in the wars against Persia?
A) Spartan general
B) Theban strategist
C) Athenian naval commander
D) Persian diplomat
- 7. Which ancient historian chronicled the events of the Persian Wars?
A) Xenophon
B) Thucydides
C) Plutarch
D) Herodotus
- 8. Who won the Battle of Plataea?
A) Romans
B) Celts
C) Greeks
D) Persians
- 9. Who led the Persian army during the Battle of Marathon?
A) Datis
B) Xerxes
C) Cambyses
D) Mardonius
- 10. Which Greek general was known for his advice to 'March to the ships' during the Persian Wars?
A) Leonidas
B) Pericles
C) Themistocles
D) Miltiades
- 11. Where did the Persians land in Greece during Darius I's invasion?
A) Thermopylae
B) Plataea
C) Salamis
D) Marathon
- 12. On what date did the Battle of Marathon take place?
A) September 490 BC
B) August 475 BC
C) July 480 BC
D) October 495 BC
- 13. Who was the Persian king who ordered the invasion of Greece after Darius I's death?
A) Artaxerxes I
B) Xerxes I
C) Darius II
D) Cyrus the Great
- 14. Which Greek city-state was betrayed to the Persians by Ephialtes at Thermopylae?
A) Corinth
B) Thebes
C) Sparta
D) Athens
- 15. What Greek city-state was the first to engage the Persians in battle during the 1st Persia Wars?
A) Athens
B) Eretria
C) Corinth
D) Sparta
- 16. Which Persian naval battle followed the land Battle of Marathon?
A) Battle of Salamis
B) Battle of Artemisium
C) Battle of Plataea
D) Battle of Thermopylae
- 17. Which narrow pass was famously defended by the Spartans in the 2nd Persian invasion?
A) Plataea
B) Artemisium
C) Salamis
D) Thermopylae
- 18. What was the final major battle in the 1st Persia Wars that resulted in a decisive Greek victory?
A) Battle of Plataea
B) Battle of Salamis
C) Battle of Thermopylae
D) Battle of Marathon
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