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  1. Q1. What was the primary cause of the initial conflict between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states?
  2. Q2. At the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE), which Athenian general is credited with the tactical decision to thin the center and strengthen the wings of the Greek pha…
  3. Q3. Which Persian King led the second, much larger invasion of Greece in 480 BCE, ten years after the defeat at Marathon?
  4. Q4. The Battle of Thermopylae is best remembered for the heroic stand of 300 Spartans and their allies led by which king?
  5. Q5. What was the strategic purpose of the Greek naval force at Artemisium during the Battle of Thermopylae?
  6. Q6. Following the defeat at Thermopylae, the Persians reached and performed what significant action in Athens?
  7. Q7. Which Athenian politician and general convinced the Greeks to fight at sea at the Battle of Salamis?
  8. Q8. What type of ship was the primary vessel used by both the Greeks and Persians during the naval battles of the war?
  9. Q9. The 'Immortals' were an elite military unit belonging to which side of the conflict?
  10. Q10. Which battle in 479 BCE effectively ended the Persian land threat to the Greek mainland?
  11. Q11. What was the significance of the Battle of Mycale?
  12. Q12. How did the Persians cross the Hellespont to reach Europe during the 480 BCE invasion?
  13. Q13. Who was the primary historian whose work 'The Histories' serves as the chief source for the Persian Wars?
  14. Q14. The Delian League was formed immediately after the Persian Wars for what primary purpose?
  15. Q15. What was the 'Serpent Column' created to commemorate?
  16. Q16. Which Greek city-state famously 'medized' (sided with the Persians) during Xerxes' invasion?
  17. Q17. What was the outcome of the Battle of Lade in 494 BCE?
  18. Q18. Who was Pheidippides in the context of the Persian Wars?
  19. Q19. Which of the following describes the Persian military strategy at the Battle of Marathon?
  20. Q20. The 'Peace of Callias' (c. 449 BCE) is significant because it is traditionally considered: