video study guide #3 -- Spartans & Athenians at War
NAME: __________________________ PERIOD: ___
1. Why was the Athenian navy a problem for the Persians plans to invade Greece under King Xerxes in 480 B.C.?
2. The Persians did not use their cavalry on day 1 of the battle of Thermopylae. Why not?
3. Why were the Persians archers ineffective against the Spartans on day 1 of the battle?
4. Why was the light infantry of the Persians demolished by the Spartans on day 1 of the battle?
5. How did the Athenian navy destroy the plans of the Persians to land troops behind the Spartans on day 1 of the battle?
6. On day 2 of the battle, the Persians sent the "Immortals" against the Spartans. Who were the Immortals?
7. Why were the Immortals also ineffective against the Spartans?
8. How did the Greek navy, led by the Athenians, again destroy the Persian plans at Thermopylae on day 2?
9. How did the Persians finally win the battle at Thermopylae on day 3?
10. Why did the Spartan 300 stay behind on the third day at Thermopylae, when the most of the remaining 7,000 Greeks soldiers retreated?
1. Why was the Athenian navy a problem for the Persians plans to invade Greece under King Xerxes in 480 B.C.?
2. The Persians did not use their cavalry on day 1 of the battle of Thermopylae. Why not?
3. Why were the Persians archers ineffective against the Spartans on day 1 of the battle?
4. Why was the light infantry of the Persians demolished by the Spartans on day 1 of the battle?
5. How did the Athenian navy destroy the plans of the Persians to land troops behind the Spartans on day 1 of the battle?
6. On day 2 of the battle, the Persians sent the "Immortals" against the Spartans. Who were the Immortals?
7. Why were the Immortals also ineffective against the Spartans?
8. How did the Greek navy, led by the Athenians, again destroy the Persian plans at Thermopylae on day 2?
9. How did the Persians finally win the battle at Thermopylae on day 3?
10. Why did the Spartan 300 stay behind on the third day at Thermopylae, when the most of the remaining 7,000 Greeks soldiers retreated?