Example Exam Questions

From Primary sources of Greece and Perisans, how do you think things would have been different if Persians won?

If the Persians won the war, there would have been a different Athens.

1."...that thereby I may obtain vengeance from the Athenians for the wrongs committed by them against the Persians and against my father."
a. He would have been a dictator and not cared about the Athenians.
2."The sun will then shine on no land beyond our borders; for I will pass through Europe from one end to the other, and with your aid make of all the lands which it contains one country. "
a. Xeres wanted to make Athens under the rule of Persia. This would mean Europe would have been under the rule of Xeres and the Persians.
3"...not for any wrong that they had done us, but only to increase our empire, we should then allow the Greeks, who have done us such wanton injury, to escape our vengeance.”
a.Persians only wanted to conquer. They did not care about who they conquered, just that it was conquered.
4. Under the Persians, Athens would not have conquered how they did. All of the other countries off of Athens would not have become who they were because the land would have been under Persian control.


"Ancient History Sourcebook: Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece, from The Histories." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 27 May 2010. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-xerxes.html.

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