Assignment

1. Assignment • In groups of five you are going to create a power point presentation. • 3 slides per person per group • Both slides need a title • Slide one needs pictures of the battle and a map of the battle. • Slide two needs to include information about the battle. • Leaders, size of each army, battle details, and the outcome of the battle • Each battle needs to include two questions about the battle. • One other group will have to answer the questions you create by reading over your presentation. • Print all of your presentations and staple them together. • Put you names on them and turn them in.

2. Battle of Marathon

3. Battle of Marathon • Battle of Marathon 490BC- one of the largest and earliest recorded battles in classical antiquity, nearly 10,000 Athenians held their own against some 25,000 – 100,000 Persians. • Leaders • Greek – Miltiades • Persians - Datis and Ataphernes • Battle Details • bullet points. • Important Outcomes • Athens defeats Persian invasion. • Victory over the Persian invaders gave the fledgling Greek city states confidence in their ability to defend themselves • This battle is considered a defining moment in the development of European culture.

4. Battle of Marathon • Questions • What made the battle of marathon so important to the development of the western world? • How did Miltiades arrange his soldiers so that his army could fight against the numerically superior Persians.