Battle Of Thermopylae

Question 1

What do the Greeks do when the Persians proceed to fight them? (2)

Answer 1

Hold the narrow pass at Thermopylae

Between mountains and the sea

Question 2

Where do the Greek fleet position themselves? What’s their plan? (2)

Answer 2

Artemisium

To stop the Persian fleet joining the army as it made it’s way south

Question 3

Who was the Greek leader of the land army? How many soldiers did he present? (2)

Answer 3

Leonidas

300

Question 4

How long did the Spartans hold the pass? Why did they stop? (2)

Answer 4

2 days

Someone informed the Persians of a track over the mountains that led to the Greek army

Question 5

When warned of danger, Leonidas dismissed all but which 2 Greek contingents? (2)

Answer 5

Theban

Thespian

Question 6

Why did the Persians lose many ships before facing the Greeks? How did the Greeks take advantage of this? (1)

Answer 6

They were hit by a storm

Took them by surprise and captured some of them