6 Written Questions

1. "freedom;" the quality that separated the Greeks from the Persians.
2. Poet who wrote "hey you" inscriptions on Spartan tombstones
3. 499-493 BC; Persia starts caring about Greece; Temple at Sardis burned; satraps expelled; Ionians march to Athens.
4. Athenian general; strategically weakened the center of his lines and the strong ends attacked the Persians.
5. Widow of Darius, mom of Xerxes; Main character in Aeschylus' play ("they call no man king, they are a free people!")
6. Saw King Candaules' wife naked; became tyrant after killing king.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Persian King Darius sent punitive expedition to Athens/Marathon as punishment for Ionian Revolt
   1. 490 BC
   2. 480 BC
   3. Gyges
   4. Atossa
2. 480 BC; single most important battle. Persian and Athenian navies face off.
   1. Artemesia
   2. Battle of Plataea
   3. Battle of Marathon
   4. Battle of Salamis
3. 480 BC; land battle (another Greek victory)
   1. Battle of Marathon
   2. hoplites
   3. Battle of Plataea
   4. Battle of Salamis
4. Father of History; "Historeai;" tells the story of Kresus; aims to bring the events of Persian War into perspective. Tells stories how he heard them.
   1. Herodotus
   2. hoplites
   3. Leonidas
   4. Simonides
5. 490 BC; Athenians decide to fight Persians. Spartans are occupied with a festival.
   1. Battle of Salamis
   2. Battle of Plataea
   3. basileus
   4. Battle of Marathon
6. Xerxes sent huge expedition to Greece 10 yrs after Marathon; met at Thermopylae.
   1. 480 BC
   2. Gyges
   3. Atossa
   4. 490 BC

6 True/False Questions

1. Pheidippides → carried 70-80 lbs of armor!

   True        False

2. Artemesia → Widow of Darius, mom of Xerxes; Main character in Aeschylus' play ("they call no man king, they are a free people!")

   True        False

3. Candaules → king; "King of Persia"

   True        False

4. hoplites → carried 70-80 lbs of armor!

   True        False

5. basileus → carried 70-80 lbs of armor!

   True        False

6. Leonidas → Poet who wrote "hey you" inscriptions on Spartan tombstones

   True        False