Persian War/Ancient Greece Key Terms Quiz Review Guide
Key terms:
Explain the following
key terms:
Agora
Aristocrats
Athens
Citizen
Council of Elders
Darius
Explain what
happened at the
following battles:
How was the Persian
Empire so powerful?
Marathon
After the Wars:
Why did the Greeks
win the Persian
wars?
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
What were some
results of the Persian
wars?
Democracy
Hellespont
Written Responses:
Helot
Hoplite
Iran
Iron Rods
Explain the quote
“Return with you
shield… or on it.”
Leonidas
Miltiades
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Persian Empire
The Ionian Revolt
Themistocles
Trireme
Tyranny
Xerxes
If you had to choose one of the following
reasons to explain why the Greeks won the
Persian wars, which would you choose and
why?
The Greeks were joined together as allies.
The Greeks had better fighting equipment.
The Greeks knew the geography of the area.
The Greeks used clever military strategy.