ANCIENT GREECE STUDY GUIDE Section 4.3 – Persia Attacks the Greeks I. Define each of the following terms/key people & key places: 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? 1