ANCIENT GREECE
STUDY GUIDE
Section 4.3 – Persia Attacks the Greeks
I. Define each of the following terms/key people & key
places:
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Persia
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Cyrus the Great
Darius
Xerxes
Themistocles
Satrapies
Satrap
Zoroastrianism
II. You must understand these concepts in great detail (a good rule of
thumb is to be able to write 2-3 strong sentences about each topic). In
addition to answering these questions at home, you must take notes in
class on the following topics/concepts:
1. Persia was located in what modern day country?
2. Why was Cyrus the Great considered a fair ruler?
3. What was the Royal Road?
4. How did Darius set up his government?
5. What was the Persian religion? Describe it and how it got started.
6. What were the Persian Wars?
7. What happened, according to legend, at the Battle of Marathon?
8. What led to the Greek loss at the Battle of Thermopylae? What did the
Greeks gain?
9. How were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis?
10. What battle was the turning point of the Persian Wars and WHY?
11. What caused the Persian Empire to ultimately fall?
12. What great Greek conqueror eventually ruled over all of the Persian’s
territory?
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