1 / 6

Persian Wars

Persian Wars. Ionian revolt Persia Expands Ionians revolt with help of Athens Persians put down rebellion Darius vows revenge. Battle of Marathon Darius sends troops to Greece They land near Marathon There is a stalemate Persia pulls out cavalry/Athens attacks Greeks win

osborn
Download Presentation

Persian Wars

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Persian Wars

  2. Ionian revolt • Persia Expands • Ionians revolt with help of Athens • Persians put down rebellion • Darius vows revenge

  3. Battle of Marathon • Darius sends troops to Greece • They land near Marathon • There is a stalemate • Persia pulls out cavalry/Athens attacks • Greeks win • Pheidippides is the BEST!

  4. Battle of Thermopylae • Darius dies • Xerxes brings many more troops(makes bridge out of boats) • Spartans help (300) • Spartans defend pass • Traitor shows Persians secret pass around mtns. • All Spartans die

  5. Battle of Salamis • Athens retreated to Salamis (Island) • Persians destroyed Athens • Greeks tricked Persians into bringing large ships into narrow channel • Smaller Greek ships defeated Persians

  6. Importance of Persian Wars (499–449 B.C. [B.C.E.]) • Persian wars united Athens and Sparta against the Persian Empire. • Athenian victories over the Persians at Marathon and Salamis left Greeks in control of the Aegean Sea. • Athens preserved its independence and continued innovations in government and culture.

More Related