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Conflict in the Greek World: Persian Wars, Delian League, Direct Democracy, Peloponnesian War

Explore the major conflicts in the Greek world, including the Persian Wars, the formation of the Delian League, the establishment of direct democracy in Athens, and the Peloponnesian War. Discover how these events shaped the course of ancient Greek history.

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Conflict in the Greek World: Persian Wars, Delian League, Direct Democracy, Peloponnesian War

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  1. Section 3 Conflict in the Greek World

  2. Persian Wars • Persians conquered an area from Asia Minor to the border of India • Controlled Ionian Greek city-states • Ionians would rebel • Athenians assist

  3. Persian Wars Cont. • Darius I sent an army to punish Athenians • Army landed at Marathon • Athenian Victory

  4. Persian Wars Cont. • Xerxes takes over after Darius I • Sends an even larger army • Sparta joins the action • Small force meets Persians at Thermopylae • Persians defeat Leonidas • Burn Athens (nobody home) • Themistocles navy defeats Persian fleet • Final defeat > on land > Asia Minor

  5. Delian League • Athenians and other Greek city-states form an alliance • Athens strongest city-state • Uses position to form an empire & rebuild Athens • Other Greek city-states not happy

  6. Direct Democracy • Golden Age of Athens under Pericles • Est. direct democracy • Stipend reform allows poor men to serve in govt. • Create the system of jury • Threat to democracy > punishment > ostracism? • Pericles turns Athens into cultural center of Greece

  7. Peloponnesian War • Sparta and others formed Peloponnesian League • 27 years of war between Athens and Sparta • Sparta wins why? • War ends Athenian domination • Later Athens recovers becomes cultural center again • New power emerges in the North • Kingdom of Macedonia

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