Persian Wars Introduction

January 8, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: History, Ancient History, Ancient Greece
Share Embed Donate


Short Description

Download Persian Wars Introduction...

Description

PERSIAN WARS INTRODUCTION

ANCIENT GREECE MAP

COLLECTION OF CIT Y-STATES      

Athens Sparta Corinth Delphi Olympia Thebes

SHORTAGE OF FARMLAND  Because farmland was so scarce, warfare amongst Greek settlements was common.  Had to look elsewhere for food

 Developed colonies (settlements in distant places)

GREEK COLONIES

IONIAN REVOLTS  Greece set up colonies in Asia Minor on the border of the Persian Empire.  Persian Empire expanded and invaded the Greek colonies  Greek colonies (Ionia) asked for help from some of the city states  Greek city -states sent a Navy to fight the Persians. After initial success they left the Ionians to finish the fight.  The Ionians were defeated and Persia then set its eyes on mainland Greece and the city -states there.

PERSIAN WARS (GRECO-PERSIAN WARS)    

Fought between the Persian Empire and the Greek City -States Time Period: 499-479 B.C.E. Location: Greece and Asia Minor The Persians had expanded their empire from the Middle East, to Africa (Egypt), South East Asia, and Asia Minor. An invasion of Greece would be next.

ADVANTAGES AT THE START Persia

Greece

Powerful Army United city-states Large Population and lots Same language of soldiers Fighting on their own soil Conquered areas fought Banding together against for Persia a common enemy Weapons and Resources Balance of great Army and Navy

FAMOUS BATTLES OF THE PERSIAN WARS

490 B.C.E.

•Battle of Marathon

480 B.C.E.

•Battle of Thermopylae and Salamis

479 B.C.E.

•Battle of Plateau

A

series of wars fought between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire between 499-479 B.C.E.

A Greek City-State Example: Athens, Corinth, Sparta, Thebes, Delphi, Olympia, etc.

States that agree to help each other against a common enemy Example: Athens and Sparta put aside differences to fight a common enemy

 Someone

from the Greek City-State of Athens

 Someone

from the Greek City-State of Sparta

 Someone

from the Greek City-State of

Corinth  Someone

from the Empire of Persia

 The

largest empire the world had seen up to this time. Persia ruled over Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

 Hoplite

–Greek civilian/soldier named after the shields they would carry. Weapon of choice: Spear with a bronze tip and Iron Sword

Persian War Important Figures King Darius

King Xerxes

King of the Persian Empire who invaded Greece at the start of the Persian Wars. Led Persia in the Battle of Marathon

King of the Persian Empire after Darius who continued fighting versus the Greek city-states. Led Persia at Battle of Thermopylae and the rest of the Persian Wars.

Miltiades

Leonidas

Athenian General who helped lead the Greek CityStates to victory at the Battle of Marathon

Spartan King who led 300 Spartans and other allied soldiers at the Battle of Thermopylae. They were heavily outnumbered but fought heroically to help delay Persia’s invasion

● Herodotus- Famous Greek Historian who wrote about the Persians Wars. Also known as the “Father of History” ● Pheidippides- Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to warn them about a Persian Invasion.

 Themistocles

– Famous Athenian Naval commander and politician who helped lead Greece to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Salamis



Cavalry- Soldiers who fought on horseback



Trireme - An ancient Greek wooden warship with 3 rows of oars on each side of the ship



Phalanx- close knit fighting formation perfected by the Greeks where they would interlock their shields and march/fight shoulder to shoulder with one another.



Weapons on the battlefieldBow and Arrows Swords Spears Javelins



Hellespont- the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey where Persia set up pontoons and marched their troops across. Present day called the Dardenelles



Isolationism – A policy of avoiding political and economical relations with other places



Colonies- A settlement set up in a distant place



Ionian Revolt- A rebellion by Greek colonies set up in Asia Minor to not follow the rule of the Persian Empire. These events in 499 B.C.E. marked the beginning of the Persian Wars.

Battle of Marathon- Athens defeats the Persians at Marathon in 490 B.C.E. Battle of Thermopylae – 300 Spartans (and 6,000+ allied soldiers) led by King Leonidas who fought to the death at Thermopylae against the might Persian Empire in 480 B.C.E. Battle of Salamis –Naval battle near the Island of Salamis where the Greeks defeated the Persians led by Naval Commander Themistocles. Battle of Plateau – Decisive Battle that ended the Persian Wars and Persia’s attempt at conquering Greece in 479 B.C.E.

View more...

Comments

Copyright � 2017 NANOPDF Inc.
SUPPORT NANOPDF