Question

topic 4 activity: last stand of the 300 video worksheet

1. what city - state did xerxes want burned to the ground?

a. athens b. sparta c. carthage

1. what do some historians believe as the reason for persias invasion of greece?

a. to take greeces supply of wool
b. to punish athens for supporting a rebellion against persia
c. to take greeces land to establish vacation states for its people

1. why was thermopylae an important location for the greeks to defend?

a. it was the only path that leads from northern greece to southern greece
b. it was the only waterway that connected northern greece to southern greece
c. it was a short cut that would save the enemy time in marching to athens

1. by how many men did the persians outnumber the greeks?

a. 5 to 1 b. 50 to 1 c. 500 to 1

1. who was in charge of the unified greek forces?

a. king midas b. king tut c. king leonidas

1. what strait did the greek navy have to defend in order to protect the greek army from being surrounded at thermopylae?

a. artemesium b. artisan c. antiqua

1. what happens to spartan babies that were seen as being unfit?

a. it is sold into slavery b. it is sent into exile c. it is left on a sacred hill to die

1. at what age are spartan boys taken from their families and put into military training camps?

a. 6 b. 7 c. 8

1. what was one of the final tests for a boy to complete his military training?

a. secretly kill an athenian b. secretly kill his father c. secretly kill an helot

1. who did the spartans consult before deciding on whether to help the athenians?

a. oracle at delphi b. oracle at sparta c. oracle at athens

1. what did the oracle tell the spartans?

a. if they did not fight the persians, their city - state would be destroyed by pigs
b. if they did fight the persians, they will lose their king, but will save their city - state
c. if they did fight the persians, they will conquer all of the ancient world

1. why did leonidas only chose men that had children to be part of his 300?

a. they were the bravest of the spartans because they had to raise their children on their own
b. they were the ones that would be the least missed if killed
c. they had someone to carry on their bloodline if they were killed

1. how many kingdoms does cyrus capture?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5

Explanation:

1. Xerxes wanted to burn Athens to the ground as part of the Greco - Persian Wars.
2. Some historians believe Persia invaded Greece to punish Athens for supporting a rebellion against Persia.
3. Thermopylae was important as it was the only path from northern to southern Greece.
4. The Persians outnumbered the Greeks by about 50 to 1 at Thermopylae.
5. King Leonidas was in charge of the unified Greek forces.
6. The Greek navy had to defend the Strait of Artemesium to protect the army at Thermopylae.
7. Unfit Spartan babies were left on a sacred hill to die.
8. Spartan boys were taken from their families at age 7 for military training.
9. One of the final military training tests for a Spartan boy was to secretly kill a helot.
10. The Spartans consulted the Oracle at Delphi before deciding to help the Athenians.
11. The Oracle told the Spartans that if they fought the Persians, they would lose their king but save their city - state.
12. Leonidas chose men with children to be part of his 300 so that they had someone to carry on their bloodline if they were killed.
13. Cyrus the Great captured 4 kingdoms.

Answer:

1. a. Athens
2. b. to punish Athens for supporting a rebellion against Persia
3. a. it was the only path that leads from northern Greece to southern Greece
4. b. 50 to 1
5. c. King Leonidas
6. a. Artemesium
7. c. it is left on a sacred hill to die
8. b. 7
9. c. secretly kill an helot
10. a. Oracle at Delphi
11. b. if they did fight the Persians, they will lose their king, but will save their city - state
12. c. they had someone to carry on their bloodline if they were killed
13. b. 4