Causes and Effects of the Persian Wars

Greeks created colonies overseas. One colony included a group of Greek cities called Ionia. King Cyrus, and then King Darius, conquered Ionia. The Ionians rebelled and revolted against the Persians due to the fact that they wanted to still be under Greek rule.

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As a result of the war, the Greek city-states joined together to create a Greek alliance known as the Delian League to protect against any future attacks by the Persians.

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King Darius asked Greek city-states to pledge loyalty to the Persian Empire. Since Athens and Sparta refused, Darius then launched an attack on the two city-states.

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The Persians wanted to expand their territory and conquer Greek city-states.

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After the Greek victory over the Persians, the Greeks were guaranteed their freedom and were able to focus their attention on creating new technologies and making advancements in Math, Science, and Philosophy.

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As a result of the many battles with the Persians, the city of Athens was destroyed. However, Athenians quickly rebuilt Athens.

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Since Xerxes, the son of King Darius, wanted to finish the work his father started, he took actions to conquer Greek city-states.

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Athens and Sparta joined together because they wanted to attack a common enemy, the Persians.

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The Persian empire was not able to continue its expansion in conquering more land.

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As a consequence of the wars, many soldiers died or were injured after the battles.

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