The Greco-Persian Wars

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What did it mean when Persia asked for gifts of earth and water?

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They wanted them to surrender.

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How did the Persians treat people after conquering them?

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The Persians made them pay tributes, or taxes.

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When King Darius asked Athens and Sparta for their earth and water, the Greeks

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refused and killed his messengers.

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What was the first battle of the Greco-Persian wars?

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the Battle of Marathon

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What was Miltiades' strategy in the Battle of Marathon?

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He had the center slowly back up allowing the ends to collapse on the Persians.

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The king that ruled Persia after Darius was his son whose name was

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Xerxes.

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How did Xerxes get his army across Hellespont?

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He created a floating bridge using boats and wooden boards.

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How did the Persians win the Battle of Thermopylae?

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A Greek traitor showed them a path that allowed them to surround the Greeks.

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When the Persians reached Athens, they

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burned it to the ground.

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How did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the Battle of Salamis?

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The Athenians pretended to join sides with the Persians, they pretended to retreat before surrounding the Persians, and they rammed the Persian's boats causing them to sink.