Chapter 28 Test
Why did King Darius ask for presents of Greek earth and water?
such girts would mean that the Greeks had accepted Persian rule
What the outcome of the Ionian Revolt?
the Persian army punished the Ionians
What happened at the battle of Thermopylae?
the Persians defeated the Spartans
After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
they used their navy
Why did Xerxes cross the Hellespont?
to go from Asia to Europe
Suppose an Athenian solider wrote this passage. about 480 B.C.E. What does this passage indicate? " i will stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave men of Greece- Spartans as well as my fellow Athenians- and fight to the death, if that is what it takes to stop the Persians.
Athenians and Spartans would join to fight a common enemy
The Persian Empire began in present-day...
Iran
Which of these factors most affected the outcome of the Battle of Salamis?
Greek knowledge of local waterways
Wy idd the Greeks care about what happened to Ionia?
Greeks had established wealthy settlements in Ionia
What was one reason Persia attacked Greece?
Persia wanted revenge
To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the greeks made use of...
a narrow valley
What was the advantage that Greece had over the Persians?
better strategy
How did the Persian Empire expand its territory?
by paying others to join it
When Darius sent cavalry across the sea by boat, what must have been in the boats?
horses
Why was the battle of Plataea important?
it ended the Persian wars
