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The Persian Wars

The Persian Wars

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The Persian Wars

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  • Persians conquered Ionia

  • forced to pay tax & serve in Persian Army

  • ​After 50 yrs., looked for Greek mainland to help

  • ​Athenian soldiers sent (left before the end)

  • Persians defeated Ionians

  • destroyed city​ & sold some into slavery

​PERSIA: 1 GREEKS: 0​

The Ionian Revolt

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Multiple Choice

What was the PRIMARY cause of the Persian Wars?

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The Greeks wanted to establish more colonies in Asia Minor.

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They fought over control of the trade routes of the Aegean region.

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The Greeks refused to allow the Persians to participate in the Olympic games.

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The Persians wanted to punish the Greek city-states for supporting Ionia's revolt against the Persians.

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  • King Darius I = MAD

  • 20,000 Persians sailed to Marathon

  • ​Athens outnumbered

  • Athenian General used strategic battle formation in order to compensate

  • surprising Greek victory = end of 1st Persian War

​PERSIA: 1 GREEKS: 1​

Battle of Marathon

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Multiple Choice

Who was the king of Persia at the start of the Persian Wars?

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King Leonidas

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King Cyrus

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King Darius

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King Xerxes

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  • Xerxes (son of Darius) determined to defeat Greeks

  • invasion of 100,000 men​

  • Spartans teamed with Athens

  • ​Thermopylae = strategic place to hold off Persian

  • Greek traitor showed other path

  • Leonidas kept 300 Spartans to slow them down (all died)

​PERSIA: 2 GREEKS: 1​

Battle of Thermopylae

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Multiple Choice

Because of a ____________________ the Persians were shown a path along the mountain ridge-

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Athenian

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loyal Persian

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king

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traitor

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Multiple Choice

Leonidas sent the majority of the Greeks back to Athens but kept his personal guards, 300, to _________________________

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join the Persians

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stall the Persians

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defeat the Athenians

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burn Athens

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  • Athenians FLEE - city empty

  • Xerxes burned Athens - watched from throne

  • Themistocles = Athenian Naval leader

  • ​lured Persians into narrow channel (convinced of a surrender)

  • TRAP - Greek ships hidden / broke Persian Naval power

​PERSIA: 2 GREEKS: 2

Battle of Salamis

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Multiple Choice

How did the Greeks win the Battle of Salamis?

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They had more ships.

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They had cannons, and the Persians did not.

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They bombarded the Persian Ships from the Shore.

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They tricked the Persians into thinking they were retreating, and trapped them in a narrow waterway.

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  • Final battle of Persian Wars

  • 80,000 Greeks met Persians at town of Plataea

  • allied forced of Greek city-states WIN

  • end of Greco-Persian Wars

  • held on to independence / kept Persians from conquering rest o Europe

​PERSIA: 2 GREEKS: 3

Battle of Plataea

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Multiple Choice

Name that battle:

  • 480 B.C.E. along a thin channel
  • Greek naval fleet outnumbered Persians
  • Greece sank 300 Persian ships
  • Greek victory
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Battle of Salamis

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Battle of Marathon

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Battle of Thermoplyae

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Battle of Plataea

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Multiple Choice

Name that battle:

  • 480 B.C.E.
  • King Leonidas refused to surrender
  • 300 brave Spartans died
  • Persian victory
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Battle of Marathon

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Battle of Thermoplyae

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Battle of Salamis

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Battle of Plataea

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Multiple Choice

Name that battle:

  • 490 B.C.E.
  • Athens fought alone
  • Militiades led Athenians in a phallanx formation
  • Greek victory
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Battle of Marathon

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Battle of Plataea

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Battle of Salamis

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Battle of Thermoplyae

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Multiple Choice

Name that battle:

-479 B.C.E

-80,000 Greek soldiers led by Spartans

-Xerxes is defeated!

-Greek independence won

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Battle of Marathon

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Battle of Thermoplyae

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Battle of Salamis

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Battle of Plataea

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Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I led the Persian army for most of the war, after my father died.

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Cyrus

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Xerxes

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Pheidippides

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Leonidas

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Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I conquered the Ionian Colony hoping to broaden my empire. I was defeated at the Battle of Marathon.

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Xerxes

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Leonidas

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Themistocles

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Darius

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Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I led the Greeks in the battle of Thermoplyae. I died with my fellow Spartan soldiers as one of the brave 300.

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Militiades

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Themistocles

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Leonidas

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Xerxes

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Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I pretended to change sides and tricked Xerxes into leading his troops to a narrow hellespont, where the Athenian navy sunk 300 Persian ships. Though I may be shady, I successfully won the battle of Salamis for the Greeks.

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Cyrus

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Themistocles

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Militiades

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Leonidas

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