Decisive Battles: Battle of Marathon Video Questions
1. Who was the King of Persia? _________________________________
2. Name three city-states in Greece? __________________________________________________________
3. Which city-state supported the Ionian Revolt? ____________________
4. Hippias was a deposed tyrant king of Athens and became an ally of Persia, King Darius used him as a political_________?
5. What was the date of the Battle of Marathon? __________BC
6. What sign did Hippias get from the gods? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What didn’t the Spartans attend the Battle of Marathon? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What were the Greek infantrymen called, (Hint) named after the shield they carry? _____________________________________________________
9. What was the name of the Greek military formation? ___________________________________________________________
10. How many days of standoff were there before the battle occurred? __________________________________________________________
11. Greek scouts realized Persian fleet was sailing to secretly attack what city-state? __________________________________________________
12. What two Greek historians wrote about the battle of Marathon? ___________________________________________________________
13. Why did the Greek phalanx run the last one hundred yards to the enemy line? ________________________________________________
14. How many miles was it from Marathon to Athens? ___________miles
15. Who ran the 22 miles to report victory to Athens? ___________________________________________________________
16. Who was waiting for the Persian fleet when they reached the Athenian coastline? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
17. The Persian troops didn’t attack Athens, but instead set a course for _________________.
18. How many men did the Persians lose in battle? ___________________
19. How many men did the Greeks lose in battle? ____________________
20. What form of government did the Greeks have? __________________