History Midterm (Persian Wars)

Question 1

who was the king of persia?

Answer 1

King Darius

Question 2

Persia was very dominant. Which Greek cities had persia already taken over?

Answer 2

the Greek cities of Asia Minor

Question 3

What did king Darius decide?

Answer 3

it was time to send an army to invade Greece itself.

Question 4

This conflict between the Greeks and the Persians is one of the first presented in what book?

Answer 4

The Persian Wars by Herodotus

Question 5

what did the persians do in 490 and later in 480 and what was the outcome?

Answer 5

the Persians came to Greece… and failed to take over.

Question 6

What was the first Greek Victory?

Answer 6

the Battle of Marathon near Athens.

Question 7

How were the athenians able to win against the persians?

Answer 7

using their phalanxes and the geographical features of the area (mountains, a narrow beach) they were able to trap the Persian army to defeat it.

Question 8

How did the Greeks win in various different battles?

Answer 8

because they were always able to use the natural features of their homeland to their advantage.