Analyze the Persian Empire (Achaemenid Dynasty 550-330 BCE — Cyrus + Darius + Xerxes) on its own terms (per Touraj Daryaee), the Persian Wars (490 BCE Marathon + 480 BCE Thermopylae/Salamis/Plataea) taught with BOTH Greek AND Persian sources (Herodotus + Cyrus Cylinder + Behistun Inscription), the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE Athens-Sparta), and Alexander the Great's conquests (336-323 BCE)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
hist.g6.f.ex_26
Matching
Prompt
Match each Persian War battle to its year and outcome: (a) Marathon; (b) Thermopylae; (c) Salamis; (d) Plataea.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
matching
pairs
- a
- 490 BCE / Athenian victory under Miltiades
- b
- 480 BCE / Spartan defeat after 3-day stand (Leonidas + 300 Spartans + allies)
- c
- 480 BCE / Athenian fleet victory under Themistocles
- d
- 479 BCE / Greek land victory ending Persian invasion
Hints
- Marathon = 490 BCE.
- Thermopylae and Salamis = 480 BCE.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing battle years
- Forgetting that Thermopylae was a defeat
Used in lessons